Komunikace v informační společnosti

This bachelor thesis deals with contemporary interpersonal communication focusing on communication on the Internet. For the correct understanding of contexts a number of terms important for this issue are defined. The first defined term is information. The definition of information also solves the problem of confusing the terms data with knowledge and vice versa. The term information is used for explaining the contemporary communication along with its basic contexts. The next defined terms are Internet and cyberspace and also the relationship between them. In the following part all of these terms are used in solving specific problems, e.g. confusion of the terms information and communication, discussion about selected means of enabling the modern indirect communication and also criticism of knowledge and education in the context of information society. The issue of disinformation is also solved. The main aim of this work is to discuss and assess the current status of the communication on the Internet, its benefits and risks and also propose solutions for improvement. This bachelor thesis uses the research method, the method of analysis, the method of description and also the method of data collection in the form of a published survey which was created specifically for this bachelor thesis and the last used method is a SWOT analysis with a proposal of assessment of the current status. An example of the final results is the fact, that the Internet has some negative impacts in the field of interpersonal communication and not only users should be aware of it.