Slovak Mass Media in the 21st Century: Current Challenges

Miroslava Dobrotková, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. Her research focuses on media law.Andrea Chlebcová Hečková, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. Her research focuses on political communication in media.Ján Kuciak († 21 February 2018), PhD, was an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra and investigative journalist. Artur Bekmatov, PhD, is a journalist and media analyst.

• Crisis of the Slovak mass media – Corruption in media – Influence of politics on the media – Stereotypes related to the social minorities widely spread by the media – Role of the public service media and importance of its support – Development of the Slovak alternative media and their inability to inform truthfully and objectively