I. Introduction This master’s thesis represents study of female newspaper and magazine editors in Azerbaijan based on Western and Soviet definitions of journalism with explanation of local national features of this p

Čestné prohlášení

Prohlašuji, že jsem tuto diplomovou práci vypracovala samostatně, s použitím pramenů a literatury uvedených v bibliografii.

V Brně, dne 28. 5. 2012 ........................................

Masaryk University

Faculty of social sciences



Woman journalist: case study of

Azerbaijani female editors

Thesis

Bc. VALIYEV Eldar

Brno 2012

Table of Contents

I. Introduction or why to research Azerbaijan………………………………………………….. 1

I.1 Hybrid regime and media in Azerbaijan .……………………………………………3

I.2 Journalism ethics……………………………………………………………………..6

I.2.1 Journalism – profession or craftsmanship …………………………………… 6

I.2.2 Western vs. Soviet Objectivity………………………………………………..10

I.2.3 Political Instrumentalization of Media………………………………………..15

I.2.4 Deprofessionalization and proletarization…………………………………….16
I.3 Gender in Azerbaijan Media ………………………………………………………...18

I.4 Editors and their functions…………………………………………………………....22