Poland's Journalists: Professionalism and Politics

Poland's Journalists: Professionalism and Politics examines the position of journalists and journalism in Poland from the beginning of the country's trauma and revolts in 1948 until the disappointments of Solidarity and its repression by martial law in the 1980s. The author explores journalists' responses—both professionally and politically—to their country's crises, and convincingly argues that they shared common interests and values; that they developed formal and informal organizations a...