Central European Journal of Communication

Slavko Splichal Wins the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award 2023

Dagmara Sidyk-Furman — 2024-02-22

15 Years of DTA

Kristyna Koprivova — 2024-02-22

“15 years of DTA” event reflected the role of DT since the publication of “Bringing discourse theory into media studies”.

The Threats, Challenges and Opportunities in the Changing Central and Eastern European Media Environments

Agnieszka Węglińska — 2024-02-22

The ECREA’s Political Communication Section Interim Conference “Navigating The Noise: Effective Communication For Solving Political Problems”

Agnieszka Stępińska — 2024-02-22

Slavko Splichal (2022): Datafication of Public Opinion and the Public Sphere. How Extraction Replaced Expression of Opinion

Katarzyna Konarska — 2024-02-22

Beata Jarosz (2023): Język zawodowy polskich dziennikarzy prasowych (XIX–XXI w.) [Professional Language of the Polish Print Press Journalists (19th-21st Century)]

Paweł Nowak — 2024-02-22

Göran Bolin & Per Ståhlberg (2023): Managing Meaning in Ukraine: Information, Communication, and Narration since the Euromaidan Revolution

Ivan Valchanov — 2024-02-22

Lulu Chen (2022). Influence Empire: Inside the Story of Tencent and China’s Tech Ambition

Dani Fadillah — 2024-02-22

This book also describes how few Chinese technology companies are prepared to transform into giant technology companies in the future.

Editors' Introduction

Gabriella Szabó — 2024-02-22

Mapping the COVID-19 Anti‑Vaccination Communities on Facebook in Czechia

Jaroslava Kaňková — 2024-02-22

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in opposition to vaccination, hindering herd immunity. As social media play a major role in the formation of anti-vaccination communities, it is critical to monitor the discourse on the platforms to effectively counter the negative sentiment and encourage people to vaccinate. This study employs computational content analysis, specifically topic modeling and time series analysis, to monitor the COVID-19 anti-vaccination communities on Facebook in Czechia. The analysis generated 18 topics with politics, governance, and international affairs being the most discussed, and only five dealt with issues directly related to COVID-19. Discussions about information and its credibility were prevalent, and members of these anti-vaccination communities relied heavily on social media content and conspiracy websites as sources of information, while neglecting scientific resources. The study highlights the need for ongoing monitoring of anti-vaccination communities on social media and the development of effective communication strategies to promote vaccination.

Infodemic – “Epidemic of Rumours”

Anna Miotk — 2024-02-22

The purpose of the analysis described in the text was to identify the characteristic features of the infodemic as a phenomenon on the example of the infodemic accompanying the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020. The author began with the definition developed by the World Health Organization in 2018, and traced the earliest scientific studies describing the phenomenon. Then, based on results of the examination of the studies and experts’ comments relating to the COVID-19 infodemic, the author described the main features of infodemic and their indicators. As a result of the investigation, the author decided to add four additional features to the initial infodemic characteristics. This is a new approach to the topic: the scientific literature on the does not contain such detailed characteristics of infodemic and focuses rather on selected phenomena associated with it.

Government of Georgia’s Public Rhetoric

Davit Kutidze — 2024-02-22

Russian propaganda exploits the idea of freedom of information to promote disinformation. It aims to sow confusion using conspiracy theories and ensure there is not a single issue for society to consolidate. As a well-tested approach, this malicious practice of “brainwashing” can be applied in across countries or circumstances. Observation of statements made by Georgian authorities leads to the hypothesis that methods of Russian propaganda have been embedded in Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party’s rhetoric. Therefore, the focus of this paper is to study features of the Georgian government’s public communication through the prism of propaganda and test whether its rhetoric is analogous to Russia’s propaganda toolkit. The study shows apparent parallels between these two phenomena. The Georgian government’s rhetoric implies vociferous accusations against people being critical of the authorities, cultivating groundless fears among the population and shaping a negative agenda.

Women’s Lifestyle Magazine Instagram Profiles

Olga Dąbrowska-Cendrowska — 2024-02-22

The authors have studied Instagram profiles of women’s magazines published in Poland, France and the United Kingdom: Twój Styl, Vogue PL, Marie Claire, Vogue FR, Vogue GB and Stylist. All (464) posts published on Instagram profiles in April 2022 were analyzed. The aim of the research was to show similarities and differences in the ways of communication via Instagram profiles. This paper’s chosen methodology is qualitive and quantitative content analysis and is based on types of posts and their functions and on audience reactions to posted content. The results proved that the similarities emerge between the profiles of magazines that operate in specific media markets – the content and communication is adapted to the country in which the magazine operates. This study contributes to academic literature on the integration of traditional media with new media as a response to media convergence.

The Legislation for Video‑Sharing Platforms on the European Audiovisual Market

Agnieszka Grzesiok-Horosz — 2024-02-22

The progressing convergence of television and Internet services has caused a dynamic development of the audiovisual market. The decision to regulate the subject matter of video-sharing platforms (VSPs) in the amended Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) was dictated by recognition that such platforms compete for the same viewers and incomes as other audiovisual media services. Coordination of legislation on the European level led to the necessity to introduce amendments to Polish law. The main purpose of this article is to present selected provisions of AVMSD and Poland’s Broadcasting Act concerning VSPs as an area of media policy, which previously had fallen outside the scope of institutional intervention and regulatory restrictions relating to the traditional media market. The central question that author attempted to resolve was whether measures used in relation to VSP providers are legitimate, necessary and proportional. The study explains the definition of video delivery services which is fundamental from the point of view of imposing some obligations on these types of services.

Datafication and Regulation: Today’s Controversies in Publicness and Public Opinion Research