Public television in Poland : political pressure and public service media in a post-communist country /
This book examines the professional activity of public television journalists in Poland operating in the still unstable system of a post-communist state, to demonstrate how the media can work in the public interest to strengthen democracy. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Telewizja Polska (TVP) j...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2021].
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| Series: | Routledge focus on journalism studies.
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| Summary: | This book examines the professional activity of public television journalists in Poland operating in the still unstable system of a post-communist state, to demonstrate how the media can work in the public interest to strengthen democracy. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Telewizja Polska (TVP) journalists, the author shows how public television in Poland has become highly politicized and commercialized, and must defend against constant attacks on its autonomy. She draws parallels with the media systems in Hungary and the Czech Republic to analyze potential legal solutions and to highlight how Poland's journalists are subject to influences from the political class as well as from the market, a situation brought about by flawed legislation, the absence of a political culture, an inefficient internal regulating process and lack of suitable training for the journalists themselves. Adding an important perspective on recently-developed media systems, this book will be an important resource for scholars and students of journalism, media studies, media industries, politics and media history. |
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| Item Description: | "Routledge Focus." |
| Physical Description: | vi, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [116]-127) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781032061856 1032061855 9781032063010 1032063017 |