About us
Mediální studia / Media studies is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author (with proper referencing). This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Based in the disciplines of media and communication studies, it focuses on analyses of media texts, media cultures, media professionals’ practices, and media audiences’ behavior. We especially support the emphasis on the dynamics of local and global knowledge of media and their mutual connections.
The journal is published by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Abstracting and Indexing
Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL)
European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS)
Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLA)
Access and Licensing
The journal and its full content are published in accordance with open-access rules and licensed under Creative Commons CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Full versions of the texts are available on the journal’s website and in the CEEOL database.
Mediální studia / Media studies are financially supported by Ministry of Culture Czech Republic and Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University.

Editorial Board
PhDr. Petr Bednařík, Ph.D. (Charles University) – chairman
doc. Mgr. Michal Bočák, Ph.D. (University of Presov)
Young-Gil Chae, Ph.D. (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
PhDr. Jiří Hoppe, Ph.D. (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
prof. PhDr. Jan Jirák, Ph.D. (Charles University)
PhDr. Jakub Končelík, Ph.D. (Charles University)
Mgr. Marek Lapčík, Ph.D. (Palacky University)
Mgr. Jiří Mertl, Ph.D. (Charles University)
Doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Peter Mikuláš, Ph.D. (Constantine the Philosopher University)
Marco Milani, Ph.D. (University of Bologna)
Simona Mitroiu, Ph.D. (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University)
PhDr. Daša Nováčiková, Ph.D. (Constantine the Philosopher University)
PhDr. Jaromír Volek, Ph.D. (FOCUS)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Waschková Císařová, Ph.D. (Masaryk University)
doc. Mgr. Renáta Sedláková, Ph.D. (Palacky University)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jaroslav Švelch, Ph.D. (Charles University)
Maja Vodopivec, Ph.D. (Leiden University)
Advisory Board
prof. Sercan Hamza Bağlama, Ph.D. (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University)
prof. doc. Nico Carpentier, Ph.D. (Charles University)
Iván Zatz-Díaz, Ph.D. (Pratt Institute)
prof. Christine Evans, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
prof. Ann Gray (University of Lincoln)
prof. Matt Hills, Ph.D. (University of Huddersfield)
prof. Yongsuk Hwang,Ph.D. (Konkuk University)
prof. Dejan Jontes, Ph.D. (University of Ljubljana)
prof. PhDr. Jan Jirák, Ph.D. (Charles University)
prof. Eric Kramer, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma)
prof. Valentina E. Marinescu, Ph.D. (University of Bucharest)
Monika Metyková, Ph.D. (University of Sussex)
prof. Zrinjka Peruško, Ph.D. (University of Zagreb)
prof. Boguslawa Dobek Ostrowska (University of Wroclaw, Silesia University of Education)
prof. Winfried Schulz (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
prof. Andra Siibak, Ph.D. (University of Tartu)
Marquard Smith, Ph.D. (University College London)