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SpecialAdapting old skills to new media
The Czech media landscape is changing beyond recognition, as anyone who
used to listen to Radio Prague on shortwave knows only too well. So how is
the Czech Republic keeping pace with the digital revolution? And what are
the new dangers that go with the social media, citizen journalism and all
the other innovations that are transforming the work of the traditional
journalist? For the last three months David Vaughan has been teaching
broadcasting history to students at Prague’s Anglo-American University.
As part of the course he asked his students to map some of the latest
shifts in the Czech digital media landscape. The following programme is the
result of their investigation. More
Current AffairsPirate Parties in Prague set sails for Europe-wide political success
Cue: Pirates of the World, Unite! – that was the message at this
weekend’s Pirate Party International meeting in Prague, the third in the
organisation’s history and the first in the Czech capital. What started
as a Swedish protest movement against the criminalisation of file-sharing
has grown into a tangible political body, setting its sights on
continent-wide success in the 2014 European Parliament elections. More
Current AffairsFacebook opens up new ways of communication to senior citizens
For the majority of younger people today, life without social media is
unimaginable. Posting pictures and videos, sharing the latest news and
keeping on top of events –many aspects of daily life take place on sites
like Facebook or Twitter. But do senior citizens use this new technology,
and if so, for what? We went along to a social media course at Prague’s
Elpida center for the elderly. More
ArtsThe favourite sounds of Prague
Prague is the city of hundred spires and countless historic sights, but
what does it look like when you close your eyes? A new project called
Favourite Sounds of Prague attempts to draw attention to the
“soundscape” of the Czech capital, exploring how local people perceive
the sounds that surround them. One of the fruits of the project will be an
archive of sounds, something like an acoustic portrait of the city. The man
behind the idea is British artist Peter Cusack, who has carried out similar
projects in several cities across the world. The Czech project is supported
by a German state fund and is coordinated by Miloš Vojtěchovský. More
Business NewsBusiness News
In this week's Business News, the Czech Republic sees a fall in truck
production; household spending stagnates; January sees inflation up again;
social security finds itself in the red for three years in a row and
supermarkets are caught re-labelling out-of-date food. More
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