Polish Media System in a Comparative Perspective: Media in Politics, Politics in Media
Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (2019), 286 pp.
Contains figures, bibliogr. pp. 235-267, index
Series: Studies in Communication and Politics, 7
ISBN 978-3-631-77950-7 (pdf); 978-3-631-77568-4 (print)
"The main subject of this work is the dynamically evolving Polish media system, which is under the influence of institutions and external stakeholders. Thanks to this, it is easier to understand that the "crossroads" is not only a problem of the Polish media system, but a global one. For this reason, a comparative perspectiveis employed. Three chapters help to provide an answer to research questions dedicated to political parallelism and journalistic professionalization. The analysis would be limited and unrepresentative if the book enclosed it with one country's border, omitting the broad global, European and Centro-European context." (Publisher description)
Introduction, 13
1 POLISH JOURNALISTS AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL CULTURE
Journalistic professionalism and journalistic culture - some conceptual remarks, 29
Characteristics and structure of Polish journalists, 32
Journalistic autonomy, 48
Norms and professional ethics, 52
Journalism as a public service, 60
Instrumentalization and institutional roles of media, 62
Media accountability system, 67
Summary: De-professionalization of journalism also in Poland, 71
2 MASS MEDIA IN THE LOGIC OF POLITICAL ACTORS
Party logic versus media logic, 77
The concept and the indicators of political parallelism, 80
The mutually dependent party and media system in Poland, 106
Logic of Polish parties in their relationship with the media, 126
3 MEDIATIZATION AND POLITICS COVERAGE IN MEDIA
Mediatization and its consequences for news media coverage, 143
News media coverage in the Polish mainstream media, 160
CONCLUSION: THE POLISH MEDIA SYSTEM ON THE MAP OF EUROPE, 207
1 POLISH JOURNALISTS AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL CULTURE
Journalistic professionalism and journalistic culture - some conceptual remarks, 29
Characteristics and structure of Polish journalists, 32
Journalistic autonomy, 48
Norms and professional ethics, 52
Journalism as a public service, 60
Instrumentalization and institutional roles of media, 62
Media accountability system, 67
Summary: De-professionalization of journalism also in Poland, 71
2 MASS MEDIA IN THE LOGIC OF POLITICAL ACTORS
Party logic versus media logic, 77
The concept and the indicators of political parallelism, 80
The mutually dependent party and media system in Poland, 106
Logic of Polish parties in their relationship with the media, 126
3 MEDIATIZATION AND POLITICS COVERAGE IN MEDIA
Mediatization and its consequences for news media coverage, 143
News media coverage in the Polish mainstream media, 160
CONCLUSION: THE POLISH MEDIA SYSTEM ON THE MAP OF EUROPE, 207
