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Tomáš Samek @tomassamek.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Konečně rozumný pohled na Václava Moravce. Pohled, který na rozdíl od drtivé většiny příspěvků na toto téma nevyvěrá z morálního kýče, jenž v českých debatách velí vášnivě fandit buď jedné, nebo druhé straně bez ohledu na realitu, která není černobílá. @vstetka.bsky.social @denikreferendum.cz

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Václav Štětka: Moravcův odchod Českou televizi oslabuje v nejméně vhodnou chvílí

Odborník na politickou komunikaci v rozhovoru vysvětluje, v čem byl pořad Václava Moravce jedinečný, ale i to, na jaké slabiny ČT poukazoval. A argumentuje, proč bylo chybou programově nezvat Tomia Ok...

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I am honoured to join the @europeannewschool.bsky.social as Professor of Digital Political Communication, and look forward to further expanding on my research programme on communicative challenges to #democracy in #CEE; given it's location and mission, #Viadrina might be just the right place for it!

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IWM Vienna @iwm.at · 16/12/2025

📻 What is the future of public service media in an age of deepening polarization, disinformation, and eroding trust? In the latest IWMpost issue, @vstetka.bsky.social argues that its survival depends on its capacity to adapt to the digital era while resisting its harmful impacts. 👉 buff.ly/g6T1Q3f

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Happy to have contributed to this issue, featuring several essays around the theme of Digital Transformations, including mine on the future of public service media in the digital age.

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

That's an interesting choice of the headline by @pewresearch.org , seeing the glass half-full rather than half-empty. It would be equally true to say that young Americans's trust in mainstream media has dropped so low that it almost matches their trust in social media.

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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Our new report provides a typology of news creators, based on analysis of 24 countries The report, by Nic Newman, @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social, makes a distinction between those who focus on hard news and those touching news-adjacent topics

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Sabina Mihelj @sabinamihelj.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

As democracy crumbles and authoritarianism gains ground around the world, digital media are increasingly being blamed for driving these developments. However, as I and @vstetka.bsky.social argue in a recent piece for Le Monde, the role of digital media in these developments is often exaggerated.

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Very much enjoyed the panel on the rise of the illiberal public sphere at #IPSA2025, organised by the Political Communication section, as well as the panel on "destructive polarization" covened by @kathaesa.bsky.social - thanks for the opportunity to promote our work with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social!

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Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Our Digital News Report 2025 is out! 📊48 markets 🌏Almost 100K respondents 📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers 📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg 🧵Findings in thread #DNR25

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Truly honoured by this award for our book with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social🙏 Many thanks to APSA @apsaitp.bsky.social, as well as to almost 20k people who have accessed the book online so far! #illiberalism

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Committee for Editorial Independence @indyeditorial.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Hungary’s new ‘transparency’ bill targets independent media & civil society. This is authoritarianism, not accountability. We stand with all journalists, NGOs & citizens defending democracy. The EU must act. nezavisla.economia.cz/en/committee... #PressFreedom #Hungary #EUvalues

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CONNECTED on TaiwanPlus @connectedtwplus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

RSF this year for the first time called the global environment for press freedom ‘difficult.’ What does the future hold for press freedom in Taiwan and Asia? 🎙️ Aleksandra Bielakowska (@ketalaolan.bsky.social), Irene Jay Liu & Václav Štětka (@vstetka.bsky.social) Watch here:

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Has Press Freedom Reached a Low Point in 2025? Blame Social Media, AI and Budget Cuts | CONNECTED

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) this year for the first time called the global environment for press freedom ‘difficult.’ What does the future hold for press...

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

It was a real pleasure to talk about our book with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social to such an engaged audience. Many thanks to Marlene Laruelle and @jchrobie.bsky.social for having us!

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

It's only spring, but I am already looking forward to autumn - which I will spend in #Vienna on a visiting fellowship, as a Guest of the Institute for Human Sciences @iwm.at. Grateful for this opportunity! 🙏

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Illiberalism Studies Program @illsp.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Join us for an online presentation of a new book by @vstetka.bsky.social and @sabinamihelj.bsky.social: The Illiberal Public Sphere Media in Polarized Societies! Hear about increasing #illiberalism, #polarization, and declining trust in mass media in CEE Register here: tinyurl.com/5n6f82rd

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Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun @eaterofsun.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

A giant step back for womankind? On February 28th the main Artemis page at nasa. gov read as follows web.archive.org/web/20250313...

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With the Artemis campaign, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.

We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Last month I did a little experiment. I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky. The results were...interesting... [Thread]

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🎉 Delighted to learn I have been awarded funding for comparative, mixed-methods research on Russian #disinformation in Poland, Romania & Serbia, with Fanni Toth @durhamuniversity.bsky.social as Co-I, & in collaboration with @m-deceit.bsky.social @sabinamihelj.bsky.social @stevehutchings.bsky.social

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Excellent analysis of the latest developments in the long & tortuous struggle to secure financial sustainability and political independence of the #Czech public service media.

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Deadline approaching soon for this unique PhD studentship, supervised by @sabinamihelj.bsky.social and myself, in collaboration with @bbcmediaaction.bsky.social - if you are interested in researching disinformation in the #Baltics, #Afghanistan or #Libya, do apply by 24 February!

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Pavel Vondra @pavelvond.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

„Myslím si, že to je (v českém kontextu) pořád nejlepší způsob, jakkoliv sám o sobě nedokonalý, jak garantovat politickou nezávislost veřejnoprávních médií, což je pro jejich fungování zcela klíčové,“ říká v @zaminutusest.bsky.social o koncesionářských poplatcích sociolog médií @vstetka.bsky.social

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„Naivní,“ říká odborník o nápadu platit veřejnoprávní média jako Netflix - Seznam Zprávy

Koalice a opozice svádí ve Sněmovně bitvu o koncesionářské poplatky. Obejdou se veřejnoprávní média bez jejich zvýšení? A obešla by se naopak česká společnost bez veřejnoprávních médií? Rozebíráme se ...

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

"Wonderfully structured and accessible, it appeals not only to scholars but also to the broader democratic public grappling with the question: 'What on earth is happening to democracy?'” Delighted to read such a nice review of our book! @sabinamihelj.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Still 3 week to apply for this unique PhD studentship at our Communication & Media Department @lborocrcc.bsky.social, in collaboration with #BBC @bbcmediaaction.bsky.social - if you are interested in researching disinformation in the #Baltics, #Afghanistan or #Libya, we would love to hear from you!

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Ben O'Loughlin @benoloughlin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Three stages of a liberal public sphere being replaced by an #illiberal one. Very useful framework from @vstetka.bsky.social & @sabinamihelj.bsky.social - all we see happening in the US fits. Q = how to win the struggle against it? Needs creativity and will: www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstr...

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Research finds TikTok’s algorithm apparently favors one political side more than the other. Republican accounts got 11.8% more content supporting their views, Democrats saw 7.5% more content opposing theirs. The bias comes from negative partisanship, prioritizing criticism. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.17831

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Honoured and excited to be joining the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Press/Politics, and looking forward to working with the new editorial team under the leadership of Taberez A. Neyazi @taberez.bsky.social ! #IJPP #PoliticalCommunication journals.sagepub.com/editorial-bo...

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Editorial Board: The International Journal of Press/Politics: Sage Journals

The editorial board of The International Journal of Press/Politics

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Sabina Mihelj @sabinamihelj.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

📣 We have a fully funded #PhD place available at the Communication & Media Department @lborocrcc.bsky.social at Loughborough University, in collaboration with BBC Media Action and supported by the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP.

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Sabina Mihelj @sabinamihelj.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Co-supervised by myself, Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social & Cooper Gatewood, the project will use a mixed methods approach to explore second-order effects of #disinformation associated with #Russian foreign influence operations in one of three locations: the #Baltics, #Afghanistan or #Libya.

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Delighted to hear that our panel proposal with @sabinamihelj.bsky.social on "Communicating illiberalism: new approaches to the role of media in the erosion of liberal democracy" was accepted for the @icajsd.bsky.social conference in Denver! 🏔 @newsprof1.bsky.social @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 11/01/2025

This post has 32 million views and is just one of at least 239 posts using the video. There are multiple draft Community Notes stating Ivermectin is not a treatment for cancer. After 24 hours none has been selected to be shown. This is the system to which Facebook is moving…

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Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

A fascinating debate overlapping philosophy, political science, media literacy, psychology etc. is how much and which kind of a problem is D/Misinformation. This article pushes back against the "misinformation research is overly alarmist" thesis dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0... #philsky #polisky #psycky

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Has @politico.eu lost its marbles?! Viktor Orbán as a "Dreamer", alongside with fellow "dreamers" like Nigel Farage or Recep Erdoğan. They are all just visionaries, you know! #normalization #illiberalism

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Jesper Stromback @jesperstromback.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Now I have just read this new great book by @vstetka.bsky.social and @sabinamihelj.bsky.social! It can be recommended anyone interested in the role of media and communication in processes of democratic backsliding! And it is open access! @polcomm.bsky.social library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Georgia is going full Euromaidan, and the pro-Kremlin bloc is doing what they do best - intimidate, imprison and beat up people. Stay strong my Georgian friends, you will prevail! 🇬🇪

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Well, Politico got it completely wrong, but so did all the polls. Largely unknown pro-Russian figure, Calin Georgescu, is set to emerge as the winner of the 1st round, in another demonstration of the power of #TikTok and podcasts for contemporary political marketing, especially for the #far-right.

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

It was a real pleasure having Julia over here at @lborouniversity.bsky.social - many thanks for the inspiring talk & discussion, let's do it again some time soon!

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I don't recall a snow-clad campus in November ☃️ but it surely looks beautiful!

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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

What you need to know about today's #CJEU hearing in Case C-769/22, Commission v. Hungary about violation of LGBTIQ rights; in full Court composition illustrating the significance of this case #EUlaw (see also comments @stevepeers.bsky.social below) ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Commission refers HUNGARY to the Court of Justice of the EU over violation of LGBTIQ rights

The European Commission today decided to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU over a Hungarian law which discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender ide

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Vaclav Stetka @vstetka.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hello Blue Sky-ers! Been here just a few hours but have already seen several posts like "Oh yeah, it IS an echo chamber here, and it's a jolly good thing!" which is not quite what I am looking for; but let's see what the next days will bring.

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