Book Review: “The theory and practice of mass media functioning” [Teoria i praktyka funkcjonowania mediów], ed. Joanna Marszałek-Kawa, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2010, pp. 320

• Authors: Joanna Orzeł

Abstracts

EN

A widely held belief has it that mass media is the fourth power. A question arises, however, as to whether the media create information instead of simply providing it. The editor of the book under review indicates that this situation leads to a number of pathologies, such as sponsoring, lack of objectivity, manipulations etc. The media, especially those in the hands of private owners, are profit-driven. Sensational journalism is aimed at attracting as wide audience as possible.

Keywords

EN

Joanna Orzeł; mass media; book review

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Polish Political Science Yearbook
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 40
• Pages: 345-347

Dates

published

2011

Contributors

author

Joanna Orzeł

• Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland)

Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/ppsy2011023

Biblioteka Nauki

2025336