Abstract:The present paper deals with an example of a TV broadcast discussion program, the Czech program Máte
slovo, in which a dialogue fails. It presents a closer analysis of one representative episode of the program, which,
despite being officially presented as offering space for discussion and a chance for ordinary citizens to talk to public
personalities and politicians, takes the form of confrontainment, whose goal is to escalate debate. The paper reveals what
practices by the discussants and… Show more
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