The Role of Public (State) Media in the Modernisation Processes in Post-war Poland
The Role of Public (State) Media in the Modernisation Processes in Post-war Poland
Author(s): Stanisław JędrzejewskiSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: public media; education; modernisation; belief in science; Telewizja Polska; Polskie Radio; post-war society; ideology of progress
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to outline the role that Telewizja Polska (Polish Television) and Polskie Radio (Polish Radio) played in the realisation of the state’s modernisation ambitions and shaping the post-war intellectual climate. In particular, the analysis concerns educational and scientific programs as instruments of social policy and as carriers of the ideology of progress and rationalism. By outlining the programming structure of Polish Radio and Polish Television at the time, this article focuses on the importance of the then state-owned public media in the pursuit of building a modern society in Poland, as well as the relevance of research on this phenomenon in the context of contemporary debates on the role of public media in the processes of education and modernisation.
Journal: Zarządzanie Mediami
- Issue Year: 13/2025
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 259-275
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
