Média ve válečných konfliktech. Případová studie: Syrská občanská válka

The aim of this master’s thesis is to confirm the hypothesis that war is a socially constructed phenomena and that media are involved in this construction. The author proves that in case of the Syrian civil war, specifically on the chemical attack in Khan Shaykhun. The thesis analyses the media coverage of this attack by Russian channel Russia Today, Syrian press agency SANA, American TV broadcaster CNN and Qatari network Al-Jazeera. It explains how these media construct the reality of the attack. These realities are compared. The thesis also explains how these realities could impact foreign policies of states. The analysis in its empirical part is based on the theory explained in the theoretical-methodological part. It describes the position of media in war and in international relations. It also clarifies how media could impact foreign policy. In this context it explains CNN effect and Al-Jazeera effect.