POLISH OPINION WEEKLIES ABOUT BREXIT IN 2015 AND 2016
POLISH OPINION WEEKLIES ABOUT BREXIT IN 2015 AND 2016

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to define the way in which Brexit referendum is presented by sixPolish opinion weeklies (in 2015 and 2016) with the highest level of sales in 2015 and 2016 (Do Rzeczy,Gazeta Polska, Gość Niedzielny, Newsweek, Polityka, W Sieci). The study was prepared usingqualitative content analysis. In the course of the analysis, answers were searched for questionsconcerning the following issues: the causes of Brexit indicated in articles, its consequences for theinternational arena, Poland and the European Union itself, and its assessment in the analysed weeklies.The research proved the connection between the assessment of this event in the weeklies and theirpolitical affiliations. This correlation can be seen, for example, in the editorial boards' stance towardsBrexit, which was positive in right-wing titles (Do Rzeczy, Gazeta Polska, Gość Niedzielny, W Sieci)and negative in the magazines supporting Civic Platform (Polityka, Newsweek). However, nosignificant differences were found as regards the causes and effects of Brexit identified by the editorialboards. Regardless of political affiliations, journalistic materials indicated the same main reasons andthe most important consequences of Britain's leaving the European Union. However, they werehierarchised differently and assigned a different rank

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