Abstract

The presented scholarly article examines selected linguistic devices in the news reporting of czech media. Specifically, it focuses on news reports with a criminal theme. The language used in these media communications is often vague, imprecise, and violates the norms of news reporting, thus camouflaging the reality. This specific stylistic layer of expressive means is referred to as obfuscating language means. Their function is not only to conceal reality and desemantize the content of journalistic reports but also to protect journalistic sources or specific individuals, such as witnesses or the accused, until the court decides on them with a final judgment.

Keywords publicistický styl zpravodajství truce crime kamufláž journalistic style news reporting camouflage