The biggest problems of the Polish minority Cieszyn Silesia in the eyes of Polish media for the “Głos Ludu” newspapers and the “Zwrot” monthly in 2015–2016 Cover Image

Największe problemy polskiej mniejszości na Śląsku Cieszyńskim w oczach polskich mediów na przykładzie gazety „Głos Ludu” i miesięcznika „Zwrot” w latach 2015–2016
The biggest problems of the Polish minority Cieszyn Silesia in the eyes of Polish media for the “Głos Ludu” newspapers and the “Zwrot” monthly in 2015–2016

Author(s): Łukasz Grzesiczak
Subject(s): Politics, Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: national minorities in the Czech Republic; Zaolzie; Poles in the Czech Republic; the problem of the Polish minority in the Czech Republic; Return; Voice of the People

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article are the problems of the Polish minority in the Czech Republic inZaolzie. The applied analysis of the content of the Polish-language monthly “Zwrot” andPolish-language newspaper “Głos Ludu” published by Polish organizations allowed forthe classification of the issues most frequently discussed. The analysis was carried out onthe basis of publications issued in 2015 and 2016. Representatives of the surveyed media(journalists, social activists) focus on identity issues related to the shrinking communityand its consolidation. Problems affecting this minority presented in the press are relatedto intergroup relations, intra-group conflicts, financial deficits, articulated ideas andrepresentation issues.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 43-56
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish