Lucie Čejková

junior researcher & doctoral student


Department of Media Studies and Journalism, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

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Research

Journal Articles

—Čejková, L., & Pospíšil Macková, A. (2025). The role of the media in conspiracy thinking: Trust in journalists is key for the politically distrustful. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2025.2465317

—Macková, A., Smejkal, K., Jansová, I., Čejková, L., Bieliková, K., Halbová, B., Novotná, M., Slavík, L., & Vérteši, M. (2025). Trust and political attitudes of public service media audiences in a polarized society: The case of Czech Television. Problems of Post-Communism, 72(1), 64–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2024.2387780

—Pospíšil Macková, A., Čejková, L., Novotná, M., Burai, K., Baranowski, P., & Garaj, M. (2025). When populism targets Europe: Anti-EU rhetoric and user engagement in the Visegrad countries. Media and Communication, 13, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.10613

—Novotná, M., Pospíšil Macková, A., & Čejková, L. (2025). Who shouts the loudest? Predictors of conflict-oriented behavior on social network sites. Central European Journal of Communication, 18(3), 329–348. https://doi.org/10.51480/1899-5101.18.3(41).777

—Macková, A., Novotná, M., Čejková, L., & Hrbková, L. (2024). One way or another? Discussion disagreement and attitudinal homogeneity on social networking sites as pathways to polarization in Czechia. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 21(1), 54–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2023.2202650

 

Chapters in Edited Books

—Pospíšil Macková, A., Novotná, M., & Čejková, L. (2026). Negativity and negative campaigning in EP elections in the Czech Republic. In P. Baranowski, M. Bene, A. Pospíšil Macková, & M. Garaj (Eds.), The peculiar four and Europe: Political communication in social media in the Visegrad countries before the 2024 European Parliament elections (Vol. 17, pp. 13–30). Harrassowitz Verlag.

—Pospíšil Macková, A., Novotná, M., Čejková, L., & Hrbková, L. (2024). One way or another? Discussion disagreement and attitudinal homogeneity on social networking sites as pathways to polarization in Czechia. In K. Koc-Michalska, D. Lilleker, C. Baden, D. Guzek, M. Bene, L. Doroshenko, M. Gregor, & M. M. Skoric (Eds.), Citizens, participation and media in Central and Eastern European nations. Routledge.

 

Conference Presentations

—Pospíšil Macková, A., Čejková, L., Novotná, M., Burai, K., Baranowski, P., & Garaj, M. (2025). Anti-EU campaigning in the Visegrad region: Populist framing with limited engagement. ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

—Čejková, L. (2025). From views to queues: How media repertoires and conspiracy thinking relate to voting populist. ICA Journalism Studies PhD Colloquium, Denver, USA.

—Pospíšil Macková, A., Novotná, M., & Čejková, L. (2025, May 13). Negativity and negative campaigning in EP elections in Czechia. Studia i Perspektywy Medioznawcze 5, Wrocław, Poland.

—Čejková, L., Bieliková, K., & Pospíšil Macková, A. (2025). Resilient but distrustful: Trusted information sources, individual resilience, and conspiracy thinking in COVID-19. ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

—Bieliková, K., Pospíšil Macková, A., & Čejková, L. (2024). Abandoned public: How disinformation and elite disconnect shape political engagement. SYRI Annual Conference.

—Bieliková, K., Pospíšil Macková, A., & Čejková, L. (2024, September 24). Apathy and alienation: Navigating the role of disinformation and active citizenship. ECREA 2024: Communication & social (dis)order.

—Čejková, L. (2024). Falsehoods in the feed: How adolescents conceptualize and navigate false information on online social networking sites. International Conference on Social Media & Society.

—Slavík, L., Čejková, L., Macek, J., & Smejkal, K. (2024, September 25). Trust in public service television before and during the time of polycrisis. ECREA 2024: Communication & social (dis)order.

—Čejková, L., & Pospíšil Macková, A. (2024). Unraveling the role of media in conspiracy thinking. ECPR General Conference.

—Čejková, L., & Macková, A. (2024). Unraveling the role of media in conspiracy thinking: Insights from the Czech population. Digital media, democracy and civil society in Central and Eastern Europe, Katowice.

—Slavík, L., Macek, J., & Čejková, L. (2024, November 6). Vyhýbání se médiím v dobách krize. SYRI Annual Conference.

—Čejková, L. (2022, March 16). News media and ontological security: Media theory meets data. Media breakdown and recovery.

 

Research Reports

—Motal, J., Čejková, L., Dvořák, V., & Verešová, V. (2024). Zásady pro zpravodajství o masových střelbách: Studie mediálního pokrytí útoku na Filozofickou fakultu Univerzity Karlovy (21 December 2023).

—Motal, J., Čejková, L., & Dvořák, V. (2023). Analýza mediálního pokrytí konfliktu Izrael–Hamás z hlediska dodržení zásad veřejné služby v České televizi (7 October–31 October 2023).

 

Public Outreach & Popularization

—Kráčmarová, T., Jasanská, M., Barták, D., Brejcha, P., Čejková, L., Ješátková, J., Kaška, O., Martínek, J., Medzihorská, E., Mizerová, T., Pytlová, M., Řepa, T., Schreiberová, A., Sýkorová, K., Špůrek, D., Vinklová, J., & Vrbecká, Z. (2024). Slovník mediální gramotnosti (1st ed.).

—Čejková, L. (2023). Co s falešnými informacemi? Poznatky z mediálního vzdělávání a příklady z praxe. In Síla slova: Dezinformacím a nenávistným projevům je třeba čelit (Na pomoc ženám, No. 21) (pp. 36–44).

—Čejková, L. (2022). Educa(u)tion: Combatting disinformation through education [Panel discussion]. EduCafé.

—Čejková, L. (2022). Zpravodajství, důvěra v média a dezinformace [Webinar]. Učíme online.

Curriculum Vitae

Work Experience

Masaryk University

—junior researcher (since 2022)

Fakescape

—media literacy lecturer, team leader of media literacy activities for older adults (2019–2024)

Deník Referendum

—climate journalist, analyst, reporter (2020–2022)

Czech Television

—co-editor of regional daily news broadcast (2017–2020)

 

Education

Masaryk University

—Doctoral Degree Programme in Media and Journalism Studies (since 2021)

—Master’s Degree in Media Studies and Journalism (2019–2021)

—Bachelor's Degree in Media and Communication Studies & Security and Strategy Studies (2015–2019)

 

Memberships

—Doctoral Studies Committee of the Academic Senate of Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

—CEMETIK (Centre for Media Ethics and Dialogue)

—ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association)

 

Awards and Honors

—Critical AI Policy Virtual Fellowship (2026, Digital Society Research Group, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, and Center for Digital Ethics & Policy, Loyola University, US)

—Academy of Systemic Change (2026, NaZemi degrowth group)

—Fulbright Scholarship (2024–2025, Pennsylvania State University)

—Dean's Award for Excellent M.A. Students (2022, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University)

—Scholarship for Excellent M.A. Students (2021, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University)

—Ekopublika Journalism Award (shortlisted in 2023, Environmental Journalism Category)

—Czech Journalism Award (shortlisted in 2021, Solutions Journalism Category)

—Solutions Journalism mentorship program (2020–2021, Transitions)

 

Research Experience

Current Projects

—On our own: Opportunities and Risks in the Individualization of Society (PRINS) (since 2025, junior researcher; Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports)

interviews, surveys, and data donation research on the engagement of audiences with news and information from social media and generative AI

—The Politics of Visibility: Algorithms, Content, and Platform Regulation (since 2026, junior researcher; Czech Science Foundation)

expert interviews, surveys on platform regulation and content moderation

 

Previous Projects

—SYRI – National Institute for Research on Socioeconomic Impacts of Diseases and Systemic Risks (2022–2025, junior researcher; National Recovery Plan)

participation in various stages of research on conspiracy thinking, news audiences, political polarization, political participation, and news credibility

—Educating Older Adults on Disinformation, Fake News, and Cybersecurity (2023–2024, principal investigator; Masaryk University ComMUNIty Fund)

development and piloting of gamified news literacy workshops for older adults

—HoDeKoProM – Perception of Hoaxes, Disinformation, Conspiracy and Propaganda Among Young People (2023–2024, research assistant; EU Erasmus+)

preparation of focus groups with young people, data analysis, report writing

—Enlightened Trust: An Examination of Trust and Distrust in Governance – Conditions, Effects and Remedies (2022, research assistant; EU Horizon 2020)

analysis of expert interviews, report writing

—Re-Conceptualizing the Role of Czech Public Service Media: Expectations, Challenges and Opportunities (2022, research assistant; Czech Science Foundation)

preparation of focus groups, qualitative data analysis, and manuscript writing of a study on changes in trust in Czech Television

—Political Polarization in the Czech Republic: The Case of the Multiparty System (2022, research assistant; Czech Science Foundation)

survey data analysis and manuscript writing of a study on discussion disagreement and attitudinal homogeneity on social networking sites

 

Research Visits

—Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin, Germany (November 2025)

consulting research of social media platforms and data donation research

—Pennsylvania State University, State College, United States (Fulbright Scholarship, 2024–2025)

development of media literacy course for undergraduate students, manuscript writing of research on tracking data and Czech presidential elections

 

Teaching Experience

Masaryk University

—Media literacy

—Gamification in journalism

—Descriptive Analysis of Quantitative Data

—Dramaturgy and Production Practice: Discussion Series for the Theatre of Husa na provázku

—Society in a Movie: Dialog and Analysis

—Political and Media systems

—Diploma Thesis Seminar

 

Contact

Lucie Čejková (she/her)

How to pronounce the name?

 

luccej(at)fss.muni.cz

 

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Department of Media Studies and Journalism, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

Joštova 10, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic