Czech Republic
Czech Republic in Media Influence Matrix During the past decade, the Czech media market has undergone major shifts that have radically changed the country’s journalism. Much of that was caused by technology. But changes in the country’s media ownership played an equally big role. It all started in 2008 with Zdenek Bakala, a coal magnate,…
The Man Who Wants to Be the Czech Berlusconi
Jaromir Soukup, owner of TV Barrandov in the Czech Republic, is building a media empire with Russian and Chinese money. 16 September 2018 “I am ashamed of him,” John Bok, a Czech political activist, said of Jaromir Soukup, in an interview last January with Aktualne.cz, a Czech news outlet. Mr Bok, who has known Mr Soukup…
Media Influence Matrix Czech Republic: Funding Journalism
Media Influence Matrix 2018 During the past decade, the Czech media market has undergone major shifts that have radically changed the country’s journalism. Much of that was caused by technology. But changes in the country’s media ownership played an equally big role, according to a report by our director Marius Dragomir. It all started in…
