Public Television in Poland: Political Pressure and Public Service Media in a Post-communist Country

ISBN-13: 9781032061856 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 133 str.

Agnieszka Węglińska

Opis

This book examines the professional activity of public television journalists in Poland operating in the still unstable system of a post-communist state, to demonstrate how the media can work in the public interest to strengthen democracy.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1: The Public Service Media Concept – Western Europe and Post-Communist Countries 1. Public Service Media – Public Broadcasts – definitions 2. PSM Model in Post-Communist Countries Part 2: Public Television Journalists in Poland 3. Public Television in Poland 4. Journalists of Polish Television 5. Conclusion 6. The List of Respondents 7. References 8. Index

O autorze

Agnieszka Węglińska is an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Communication, the Faculty of Applied Studies at the University of Lower Silesia, Poland. Her research concentrates on public service media and transformation of media systems in Europe.