Alternative media and political activism: Crooked Media's involvement in Georgia elections

• Název práce v češtině: Alternativní média a politický aktivismus: Zapojení Crooked Media do voleb v Georgii
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Alternative media and political activism: Crooked Media's involvement in Georgia elections
• Klíčová slova: alternative media, activist media, mediated mobilization, partisan media, Crooked Media, Pod Save America
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Alternativní média, aktivistická média, mediovaná mobilizace, stranická média, Crooked Meda, Pod Save America
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2021/2022
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra severoamerických studií (23-KAS)
• Vedoucí / školitel: PhDr. Pavel Szobi, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 03.11.2021
• Datum zadání: 03.11.2021
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 22.06.2022 09:00
• Místo konání obhajoby: Pekařská 16, JPEK113, 113, Malá učebna, 1.patro
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 03.05.2022
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 22.06.2022
• Oponenti: Mgr. Jiří Pondělíček, Ph.D.

Zásady pro vypracování

The thesis aims to define alternative media and their specifics, as well as to decribe the current mass and alternative media scene in the United States. Furthermore, the goal of the thesis is to analyze the involvement of Crooked Media in the 2020 and 2021 presidential and Senate elections in Georgia. The Objective of the thesis is to show in which ways Crooked Media influenced political participation and with which actions they supported Democratic candidates in the election process.

Seznam odborné literatury

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Noe-Bustamante, L. and Budiman, A., 2020. Black, Latino, Asian adults key to Georgia registered voter increase since 2016. Pew Research Center.

Budiman, A. and Noe-Bustamante, L., 2020. Black eligible voters make up 48% of growth in Georgia electorate since 2000. Pew Research Center.

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Předběžná náplň práce

Crooked Media in an American media company established by former members of the Obama administration Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor and Dan Peiffer in 2016. Their production included audiovisual formats, such as podcast and videos, as well as written articles. Furthermore, Crooked Media is directly involved in political activism - their activities included giving platform to activists, as well as Democratic politicians, raising funds for various Democratic campaigns or election initiatives. Their goal since the establishment has been to vote Donald Trump out of the office of President of the USA, as well as support other Democratic candidates on all election levels. Crooked media serves as an example of politically engaged alternative media and this thesis aims to describe how they function, what characterizes alternative media as "activist" and by which actions they achieve their political objectives in the case of Georgia.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

Crooked Media in an American media company established by former members of the Obama administration Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor and Dan Peiffer in 2016. Their production included audiovisual formats, such as podcast and videos, as well as written articles. Furthermore, Crooked Media is directly involved in political activism - their activities included giving platform to activists, as well as Democratic politicians, raising funds for various Democratic campaigns or election initiatives. Their goal since the establishment has been to vote Donald Trump out of the office of President of the USA, as well as support other Democratic candidates on all election levels. Crooked media serves as an example of politically engaged alternative media and this thesis aims to describe how they function, what characterizes alternative media as "activist" and by which actions they achieve their political objectives in the case of Georgia.