Functions of Internet in political communications are subject of the article. Analysis were based on websites belonging to Polish political parties and politicians who were running for the EU Parliament elections in 2009. The observations allow to propose typology of six functions of political communication: information and self-presentation, persuasion, education, integration, two-way communication and economical.
Article is devoted to analysis of celebritisation of politics. Author defines the term and proposes to treat celebritisation as a tool of modern politics, also called „postpolitics”. Politicians seeking chances to get out votes apart from using traditional political communication, presenting substantial programs and thesis in political debate, try to build their fame and gain sympathy of voters using privacy. Text is illustrated with examples taken from current polish politics.
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