Self‑government press in cyberspace. New dimension of information policy of communes and poviats? Cover Image

Prasa samorządowa w cyberprzestrzeni. Nowy wymiar polityki informacyjnej gmin i powiatów?
Self‑government press in cyberspace. New dimension of information policy of communes and poviats?

Author(s): Dariusz Krawczyk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Government/Political systems, Politics and communication, Marketing / Advertising
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: media relations; shaping the image; self‑government press; information policy; communes promotion; territorial marketing

Summary/Abstract: The Internet development allows to apply in social communication modern technological solutions. Cyberspace becomes not only alternative, comparing to traditional media, source of obtaining information but in line with convergence phenomenon it absorbs press, radio, television making their content available in a new formula. In this way computer network helps to expand social range of conventional media. This also applies to self‑government press. Depending on economic condition and communication needs of units e‑face of such press can have different character. In smaller places on the Internet pages there are catalogues which allow to read or download searched content. In large cities make out of economic self‑government press autonomous communication platforms gathering plentiful of carriers and messages. Innovativeness of forms helps to create among the auditorium competences thresholds e.g. related with using applications on mobile devices which give the receivers the access to desired resources. The research of media audience shows that the receivers expect from self‑government the presence of commune and poviat press in the cyberspace.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 193-207
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish