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The Press Journalist’s Profession in Poland after the Political Transformation in 1989 and Nowadays
The Press Journalist’s Profession in Poland after the Political Transformation in 1989 and Nowadays

Author(s): Joanna Mikosz
Subject(s): Media studies, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Political transformation; press journalist’s profession;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the profession of press journalist in Poland after the political transformation in 1989 and nowadays. In the first part the author discusses changes in the profession of press journalism after the political transformation in Poland in 1989. The author also presents the working conditions in Polish editorial offices and the consequences of foreign publishing houses appearing on the Polish press market. The article shows the positive and negatives changes of the transformation on the shape of Polish newspapers and magazines, and on the work of journalists. The last part will attempt to answer the questions of what kind of role press journalism plays in Poland nowadays, what kind of dailies and magazines are the most popular, and in which direction its development will go.

  • Issue Year: 3/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 125-140
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English