Published: 2025-06-27

The weekly "Polityka" as a tool for shaping civil society on the example of the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2023

Renata Rozbicka
Media - Culture - Social Communication
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.31648/mcsc.10338

Abstract

The research aims to analyze the weekly "Polityka" as a tool creating civil society on the example of the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2023. The choice of this weekly was determined by several factors, including: It is currently the most widely read weekly opinion magazine in Poland, which also enjoys recognition among both readers and market analysts who emphasize its objectivity and accuracy of analyzes relating to various areas of life. The time caesuras are the period from August 14, 2023 to October 10, 2023. The collected research material included all issues of the weekly that were published in the mentioned period, from 34 to 42, a total of 9. The research corpus included all press publications that directly or indirectly referred to the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2023. Ultimately, 93 units of analysis were identified, including 85 journalistic texts and 8 covers. As a result of the research, it was established that the weekly "Polityka" is a tool shaping civil society by implementing the basic functions of the media: information, correlation, control and mobilization.

Keywords:

civil society, weekly opinion magazine, media functions, parliamentary elections

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Rozbicka, R. (2025). The weekly "Polityka" as a tool for shaping civil society on the example of the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2023. Media - Culture - Social Communication, (21). https://doi.org/10.31648/mcsc.10338

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