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Sprawozdanie z konferencji naukowej „Gry Wideo – media, komunikacja, rozrywka”

Adrianna Linertowicz — 2026-01-27

Urban mobile applications as tools supporting public participation in voivodeship capitals.

Adam Skowron — 2025-12-01

New technologies have a significant impact on individuals' lives and the functioning of institutions. Their dynamic development, on the one hand, presents serious challenges, forcing us to adapt to changes, but on the other, undeniably enhances the efficiency of social organizations, private companies, and public institutions.

This article attempts to answer questions about the extent to which the functional structure of mobile applications—new communication tools operating in regional capitals—supports public participation and what differences exist in the functionality structure between the analyzed applications.

To address these questions, the author conducted a content analysis of 20 applications operating in Polish cities that are regional capitals.

Communication of women’s non-governmental organizations on the example of Lublin and the Lublin district

Agnieszka Kamińska — 2025-12-01

The article presents the results of the analysis of communication of non-governmental organizations operating in the city of Lublin and the Lublin district. The scope of research includes both the issues of interactions within associations and relations established with the external environment. The conducted research process indicates the community character of activists who undertake activities for the benefit of society. The article can be used to get to know non-governmental organizations better, especially in the dimension concerning the activists themselves and their involvement in the community.

Do we need authority figures? The importance of professional authority among students of journalism and social communication at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Liliana Radkiewicz — 2025-12-01

The role of authority in the modern world is a complex subject. On the one hand, a leader endowed with charisma, from whose behavioural patterns can be drawn, seems exceptionally important in a chaotic world. However, there is no shortage of voices from those critical of the creation of an idealistic role model, which can deprive people of the habit of critical thinking. Is there still a place for authorities in a polarized world?

The main topic of the article is the concept of professional authority in the journalistic community. I present the results of the author's research on journalism and social communication students at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. The research is conducted five years apart (in 2019 and 2024). In this paper, I compare the two surveys to see whether there have been significant changes in the thinking of young journalism students in their perception of the role of authority over the past five years when societies have experienced many global crises.

The Influence of NGOs on Elections in Poland in the Context of the Dispute Between the Law and Justice Government and the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

Łukasz Górski — 2025-12-01

The impact of non-governmental organizations on modern democratic states is multidimensional. The majority of publications about the third sector focus on its positive aspects, very often overlooking the potential dangers of the growing importance of this type of institutions. The main objective of this thesis is to explore the potential for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity to influence the 2023 parliamentary elections. The analysis made use of political science literature, legal acts, statistical data and media coverage of the dispute between the Law and Justice government and the management of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.

Reverse Voyeurism: An Analysis of the Manifestations of Phenomenon

Małgorzata Durmaj — 2025-12-01

The subject of reflection is reverse voyeurism. The scientific purpose of the article is to attempt to present the concept in question, explore the related attitudes of users, and thus signal the manifestations of the phenomenon in the digital environment. The author referred to the literature and conducted empirical research, including sentiment analysis, a survey of age-diverse respondents, and a content analysis of posts of the most-followed Polish male and female Instagram users. The research process used tools such as wordnet “Słowosieć” from CLARIN-PL infrastructure, survey questionnaire, MAXQDA software and categorization key. The findings indicate that despite the perceived caution of internet users in assessing the phenomenon and evaluating their “purposefulness to be watched” oriented web use, manifestations of reverse voyeurism are present in the online space. Related behaviors are following giving access to personal data, consenting to monitoring by tools (including algorithms) and followers, and sharing content (visual publications, comments and other text materials) from the private, professional, mental (emotional) and physical spheres. Meanwhile, the results reveal discrepancies between stated opinions and media practices of internet community members. The research broadens the perspective of considering the behavior of Facebook, Instagram and Google products users, and develops the concepts of voyeurism, media exhibitionism and transparency culture.

The first week of the war between Russia and Ukraine on the X platform. Comparative analysis of media coverage using the examples of the profiles: “Łukasz Bok” and TVN24.

Julia Man — 2025-12-01

This article was prepared based on research conducted on the X platform. Using content analysis, the institutionalized (TVN24) and non-institutionalized (Łukasz Bok) profiles were comparatively examined. The paper details the similarities and differences observed through qualitative and quantitative analysis of all media messages posted by both profiles (1135 entries) in the first week of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war (24.02.2022-02.03.2022). After a thorough analysis of the collected material, the following conclusions were drawn. In times of war, the most media messages concerned the ongoing conflict. It became the most important topic in the media. Due to the dynamics of information in the period under review, broadcasters made mistakes, as they were probably more interested in quickly informing recipients than in linguistic correctness. Regardless of political views, the profiles studied in most entries conveyed news objectively. They focused most on the political, military, and social context. The media drew information from various sources, which made their messages more reliable. They also referred, in the case of institutionalized media, to other profiles and the website of their institution, while non-institutionalized media only provided information on the X platform. This was probably due to the fact that the former cares about positioning, i.e. marketing activities resulting from the specificity of the institution, and the latter about the importance of the information they want to convey. In order to illustrate the information they provided, the media posted photos, videos, infographics and the like. This could have made the reception of information by users easier and more digestible. The media also presented the war in the context of presidents. Both profiles created a media image, both of the leaders of Ukraine and Russia - the former was presented as a statesman, the latter as a ruthless tyrant.

Editorial

Magdalena Wilk — 2025-12-01