1st Edition

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

By Agnieszka Węglińska Copyright 2021
141 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

141 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

141 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Telewizja Polska (TVP) journalists, the author shows how public television in Poland has become highly politicised... Read more

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

Biography

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.