Politicization of News Broadcasts in Poland. A Comparative Analysis of the Main Editions of TVP1’s “News”, “Facts” of TVN and “Events” of Polsat from 2014 and 2021 Cover Image

Polityzacja audycji informacyjnych w Polsce. Analiza porównawcza głównych wydań „Wiadomości” TVP1, „Faktów” TVN i „Wydarzeń” Polsatu z 2014 i 2021 roku
Politicization of News Broadcasts in Poland. A Comparative Analysis of the Main Editions of TVP1’s “News”, “Facts” of TVN and “Events” of Polsat from 2014 and 2021

Author(s): Szymon Ossowski, Dagmara Kendzior
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: media content analysis; public media; commercial media; politicization of media; polish media system

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to analyze the content of the main news broadcasts of the three largest television broadcasters in Poland – the public one and two commercial. In total, the authors analyzed 42 main editions of “Wiadomości” TVP1, “Fakty” TVN and “Wydarzenia” Polsat in 2014 and 2021 (two middle days of each week in August). The study paid particular attention to changes in television in recent years, especially in the context of the way how politics is reported in the media and how media respects for the principle of pluralism, which changed after the 2015 elections. In this respect, the main focus was on checking how the public broadcaster meets the requirements contained in art. 21 of the Broadcasting Act (polish media law).

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 185-200
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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