he studies devoted to the relationship of media agenda and real world factors agenda are rarely undertaken in Poland, although they are of essential meaning for the field in the intersection of media studies and political science. The concept of media agenda is applied in the meaning of the hierarchy of issues presented by the news media, which are, at the same time, the main source of information about the real world for citizens. The real world agenda comprises of real world factors, such as economic or social indicators. The main goal of the study was to answer the question if (and to what degree) the transfer of issues from real world agenda to the media agenda takes place. Also the differences regarding the degree of real world reflection in various media channels and in election and non-election time were the subject of the analysis. The results indicated that the real world agenda is generally not reflected in the news media agenda in Poland in the selected periods of 2014 and 2015. The independent variable of media channel had not significant impact in this regard. However, certain differences between election and non-election time were possible to observe. In the election time selected types if issues were more strongly reflected in the news media.
 

This article discusses the contemporary symbolism of the rainbow, i.e. novel references raised during a public debate in Poland following the burning of a rainbow installation in Warsaw in 2013. The symbolism will be reconstructed through a textual analysis of press articles from two weeklies: the conservative W Sieci magazine and the liberal Newsweek magazine. We will examine how two ideologically opposing magazines profile the same event, which leads to the emergence of certain references of the symbol of the rainbow.
 

This paper is an attempt of preliminary analysis of Bhutan’s media system and also a first paper in Polish communication/media literature that tries to describe a country that withstood the influence of the media for many years. Press, radio, cinematography, television and Internet are described. Oral tradition, despite the growing level of education of Bhutanese people, is a key to media usage examination. This referrs particularly to radio, television and film that, in this part of Asia, are main forms of distribution of information and entertainment.
 

The article familiarizes the reader with Adama Ciołkosz’s publication record. The text employs his articles published in numerous magazines both in the country (up to 1939), and during his emigration period in London. Radio programmes prepared by Ciołkosz and broadcast by the Polish service of the RFE and his correspondence with Jan Nowak-Jeziorański are also presented in the article. Taking into consideration broad range of publications, only a part of Ciołkosz’s works were used, with regard to creation of coherent image of what may be called the author’s program.
 

This article analyzes the contents of Pamiętnik Umiejętności Moralnych i Literatury. It was monthly magazine, published in the years 1830 in Warsaw.tni Pamiętnik Umiejętności Moralnych i Literatury was edited by Krystyn Lach Szyrma who was a professor of philosophy at Warsaw University from 1824 to 1831 as well as writer, journalist, translator, political activist and a pioneer of Polish-British cultural relations. Pamiętnik was a good example of the heterogeneity of the magazines of that time, as well as the general development trends of contemporary press. Despite the ephemeral nature, censorship and financial limitations, frequent changes of editors and contributors the magazine played an important role in both contemporary literary polemics and dissemination of literature.
 

This article discusses the small but interesting contemporary Polish alternative medicine press market. Unlike other press segments, this one is dominated by the Polish capital contributed mainly by small companies or institutions; however magazines based on foreign licenses have appeared in recent years. This segment includes scientific and specialist as well as popular magazines publishing articles by both recognized authorities on medicine and natural therapy practitioners, or even readers. The magazines in question promote treatments recognized by the official medicine as well as more controversial ones. This article also includes an overview of terms and definitions related to alternative medicine.
 

The subject of this article is a content analysis of four popular magazines and newspapers addressed to children and teens: Księżniczka, Czarodziejki W.I.T.C.H., Nowy Twist and Bravo Girl! The essay shows how the conception of the “likeness of woman” and role of woman in contemporary world are presented in popular magazines for young people.
 

• Agnieszka Szymańska, Agnieszka Hess, Jarosław Flis, Michał Bukowski: Rządzący i opozycja. Partie sejmowe i lokalne w małopolskich wyborach samorządowych (Marek Mazur)

• Piotr Laskowski, Sebastian Matuszewski (oprac.): Archiwum Ringelbluma. Tom 19. Prasa getta warszawskiego: Hechaluc-Dror  i Gordonia oraz   Marcin Urynowicz (oprac.): Archiwum Ringelbluma. Tom 20. Prasa getta warszawskiego: ugrupowania prawicowe (Agnieszka Cieślikowa)

• Wanda Zajączkowska (red.): Na początku było Słowo Wileńskie  1994-1996 (Aleksander Vile Radczenko)

• W sprawie nowej ustawy o radiofonii i telewizji publicznej (Ignacy S. Fiut)
• „Współczesne media – gatunki w mediach” – VIII Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa z cyklu „Współczesne media” (Michał Okseniuk)