INFORMATION WARFARE IN THE PRESS AS AN INSTRUMENT OF DISINTEGRATION OF
THE POST-COMMUNIST POLITICAL SCENE IN POLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF ACCESSION
TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (December 2002 – October 2005)
Abstract
The involvement of the Fourth Estate in the reconstruction of the
political scene between 2002 and 2005 revealed more than just the
weakness of those who should have been keeping an eye on politicians.
Above all, it was crucial evidence of the imperfection of democracy in
Poland. Many considered democracy to have a purely declarative and
facade nature, claiming it was even some embryonic form of mediocracy.
The essence of the problem consisted in the fact that we have never
initiated any public debate on the subject. Instead, there is a
permanent conflict in our country. Antagonization of the society is the
idea of political elites in Poland for concealment of their own
ineptitude, negligence and inability to build a serious state in the
heart of Europe. The press (or the media in general), acting in the
interest of politicians, utilizes mudslinging techniques (“black PR”)
to incite and fuel negative emotions inspired by politics and
worldview.