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The aim is to explore the challenges facing media in its democratic function within the Czech Republic.

January 25, 2026Open Access

Threats to the democratic role of media: The case of the Czech Republic

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The aim is to explore the challenges facing media in its democratic function within the Czech Republic.
Conference presentation format
Analysis of media landscape
Discussion of audience engagement
Evaluation of platform power
Identified various threats to media integrity
Highlighted the impact of platform power on journalism
Discussed potential implications for democracy in the Czech Republic

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A conference presentation titled “Threats to the democratic role of media: The case of the Czech Republic", presented at the CEECOM Conference titled "Journalism, Audiences, and Platform Power in the Age of Transformation", organised by the Department of Sociology at the University of Zadar in cooperation with the ECREA Central and East European Network, and held in Zadar, Croatia between 6 and 7 June 2025.

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Šimková et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/6975b26ffeba4585c2d6df51 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18349191

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Karolína Šimková

Jeffrey Wimmer

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