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Michal Tkaczyk, Ph.D. is a postdoc researcher at the Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing (Faculty of Informatics) and the Department of Media Studies and Journalism (Faculty of Social Studies) at Masaryk University in Brno. He is also a member of Center for the Cultural Sociology of Migration and works as editor in Mediální studia / Media Studies journal. His scholarly and research interests include analysis of news media content, computer-assisted text analysis, study journalistic role performance, critical media studies, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
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1/2021 - 12/2021
Migration and Mobility
Migration and Mobility: Cultural Sociological Perspectives (MIGMO)
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1/2018 - 12/2018
Migration in a Globalized World
Migration in a Globalized World: Cultural Sociological Perspectives (MIGLO)
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1/2017 - 12/2017
Vybrané aktuální problémy mediálního výzkumu II
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1/2016 - 12/2016
Vybrané aktuální problémy mediálního výzkumu
See more about the project HERE.
Journal articles
2022
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Elavsky, S., Blahošová, J., Lebedíková, M., Tkaczyk, M., Tancos, M., Plhák, J., Sotolář, O., & Smahel, D. (2022). Researching the links between smartphone behavior and adolescent well-being with the FUTURE-WP4 (Modeling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being Work package 4) project: Protocol for an ecological momentary assessment study.
JMIR Research Protocols, 11(3), e35984. https://doi.org/10.2196/35984
2020
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Machackova H., & Tkaczyk, M. (2020). The effect of media and political beliefs and attitudes on trust in political institutions: A multilevel analysis on data from 21 European countries. Communication Today, 11(2), 65-83. https://is.muni.cz/publication/1701858/05_MACHACKOVA_TKACZYK_CT-2-2020.pdf
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Urbániková, M., & Tkaczyk, M. (2020). Strangers ante portas: The framing of refugees and migrants in the Czech quality press. European Journal of Communication, 35(6), 580–596. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323120928224
2018
- Tkaczyk, M. (2018). Mediální konstrukce hrozeb v kontextu politiky sekuritizace a výjimečného stavu. Mediální studia, 12(1), 48–65.
2017
- Tkaczyk, M. (2017). Between politicization and securitization : coverage of the European migration crisis in Czech online news media. Communication Today, 8(2), 90–110.
2014
- Tkaczyk, M. (2014). O možnostech materialistických přístupů ke zkoumání médií a komunikace. Mediální studia, 2, 182–197.
Book chapters
2018
- Tkaczyk, M. (2018). Using cut-ups and topic maps in semiotic analysis seminars to enhance student participation, interest and knowledge. In G. Pleschová, A. Simon (Eds.), Early career academics' reflections on learning to teach in Central Europe (pp. 14–21). London: SEDA. ISBN 978-1-902435-63-3.
2014
- Tkaczyk, M. (2014). New Forms of Meaning and the Question of Power. In T. Pavlíčková, I. Reifová (Eds.), Media, Power and Empowerment : Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference CEECOM Prague 2012 (pp.121–126). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Reports
2017
- Tkaczyk, M. (2017). Mediální pokrytí tzv. migrační krize v online zpravodajství (Novinky, iDnes, ČT24.cz) – základní výsledky obsahové analýzy. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
2015
- Tkaczyk, M., Pospěch, P., & Macek, J. (2015). Analýza mediálního pokrytí uprchlické krize (výzkumná zpráva). Brno: Masarykova univerzita. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4957.5764
Conferences
2022
- Tkaczyk, M., Lacko, D., & Tancoš, M. (2022, October 19-22). Day-to-day associations between adolescents’ smartphone use before sleep and sleep outcomes. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
2021
- Blahošová, J., Tkaczyk, M., & Šmahel, D. (2021, November). Gender differences in online conversation topics and self-disclosure: Content analysis of Czech adolescents´ instant messaging conversations. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
2016
- Tkaczyk, M. (2016, November 7–9). Securitization of the European migration crisis on Czech online news sites: Analytical Framework and Research Design. Prague Media Point: Media and Migration, Prague, The Czech Republic.
2014
- Tkaczyk, M. (2014, June 12-14). Towards the new materialistic notions of media. CEECOM 2014, 7th International Central and East European Conference. Wroclaw, Poland.
- Urbániková, M., Tkaczyk, M., & Volek, J. 2014. (2014, June 12-14). Journalism student culture in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Sweden: a comparison of selected dimensions. CEECOM 2014, 7th International Central and East European Conference. Wroclaw, Poland.
Proceedings
2022
- Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., Lebedíková, M., Tkaczyk, M., & Šmahel, D. (2022). Constructing Datasets from Dialogue Data. In Horák, Rychlý, Rambousek (Eds.). Recent Advances in Slavonic Natural Language Processing, RASLAN 2022. Brno: Tribun EU.
2021
- Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., Tkaczyk, M., Lebedíková, M., & Šmahel, D. (2021). Detecting Online Risks and Supportive Interaction in Instant Messenger Conversations using Czech Transformers. In Horák, Rychlý, Rambousek (Eds.). Recent Advances in Slavonic Natural Language Processing, RASLAN 2021 (pp. 19-28.). Brno: Tribun EU.
Popularizations
2022
- Tkaczyk, M., in newspaper article: Hronová, Z. (2022, January 21). Žáci napodobují Hru na oliheň. Odborníci varují před traumaty i otupěním vůči násilí. Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje. Available here. [Czech]

Michal Tkaczyk, Ph.D.
E-mail: tkaczyk@fss.muni.cz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3118-2858
ResearchGate: Michal Tkaczyk
Research interests
- media, adolescent sleep and well-being
- models of journalism in Czech press
- analysis of media and communication content