Politics and the Media in Poland from the 19th to the 21st Centuries

Evelina Kristanova is an associate professor at SWPS University in Warsaw in the Department of Culture and Media. Her scientific interests include the history of the media, in particular 20th-century Catholic sociocultural periodicals in Poland and broadcasts of Radio Free Europe's Broadcasting Service.Rafał Habielski is a professor at Warsaw University, historian, press and media expert, and researcher of Polish political emigration (to Great Britain, France). His scientific interests include politics, history, press and mass media, and literature, with particular focus on the history of media (Radio Free Europe).Małgorzata Such-Pyrgiel is an associate professor at the Alcide De Gasperi University of Euroregional Economy in Józefów (Poland), Vice-Rector for study and science evaluation, expert in sociology, and methodologist. She has authored many publications on digital society and new technologies.

"This volume offers a captivating journey through Poland’s media history. Whether you are a historian, media scholar, or simply curious about the dynamic relationship between politics and the media, this book provides unique material and thought-provoking reflections. It is a must read for anyone interested in the history of media in the 19th century, during the interwar period, across Europe, and throughout communist rule. In an era where the media shapes perceptions of the world and influences political decisions that impact the future of society, the understanding of its historical evolution is more vital than ever."—Magdalena Hodalska, Jagiellonian University

• ForewordList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroductionMałgorzata Such-Pyrgiel1 The Lviv-Based Parisian Fashion Daily (1840–1848) – between Fashion and PoliticsKatarzyna Drąg2 The Political and Societal Position Taken by the Weekly Gość Niedzielny over the Threats to the Catholic Worldview in the Interwar PeriodRafał Śpiewak3 “For Censors, We Were Never Fringe Papers” – On Censorial Interferences and the Games Played with Censors in Tygodnik Powszechny between 1945 and 1953Małgorzata Strzelecka4 Mythologizing the Enemy in Polish Communist Propaganda in the Years 1949–1954Rafał Opulski5 PAX Publishing Institute between 1949–1989 – the Largest Catholic Publishing House in Poland under the Communist RegimeCecylia Kuta6 The Religious Broadcasts of Rev. Tadeusz Kirschke for Radio Free Europe’s Broadcasting ServiceEvelina Kristanova7 Mass Media under Censorial Surveillance: Politics in Press in the Polish People’s Republic of the 1960s and 70sJoanna Hobot-Marcinek8 The Book Policy of the Cultural Department of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers’ Party in the Final Years of the Polish People’s RepublicDariusz Jarosz9 Słowo Narodowe (1989–1991): The First Legal Post-War Magazine of the Polish National Radical CampAnna Szwed-Walczak10 Investigative Journalism and the Public Image Crises of Politicians – Selected ExamplesDominika Popielec11 The Media and the Citizens’ Right to Information: The Reliability and Objectivity of Journalists in the Light of Empirical Research of the Polish Press between 2010 and 2018Ewa Jurga-Wosik and Inga Oleksiuk12 Political Communication in Selected Polish Religious Web Portals (2019–2020)Rafał Leśniczak13 Fake News and Image Crises in Politics in the Social Media SpaceMonika Kaczmarek-Śliwińska14 The Presidential Campaign of Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska in Media Discourse: Analysis Based on Statistical Corpus Analysis and Topic ModellingWeronika Świerczyńska-Głownia, Jan Wieczorek, and Tomasz Walkowiak15 Gender Stereotypes in Polish Presidential Campaigns Based on the Case of Małgorzata Kidawa-BłońskaMonika WawerIndex