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Jak a kde se zrodil novinářský šmok: obraz žurnalistiky ve Freytagových Novinářích

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Abstract

In this contribution, the author tries to describe the origins of the word "šmok", the term often used in connection with bad journalists and their work. Author brings the detailed description of the theater drama Die Journalisten by Gustav Freytag, where the character named "Šmok" plays an important role.

The paper tries to explore the representations of journalists and journalism in the play Die Journalisten and offers a contribution to studies of the picture of journalists in popular culture.