350 years of Polish press (an outlook on its past and present)

Wiktor Pepliński

English version of the article

Periodical press has been published in Poland since 1661. Its history has been largely determined by the Partition period between 1795–1918, Nazi occupation between 1939–1945 and totalitarianism between 1945–1989. Hence, in its history a large role was played by émigré press, underground press and clandestine press. The modern press market has been shaped by the transformation of media after the fall of the communist system in 1989 and the entrance of foreign capital onto the Polish market.

KEYWORDS

Polish press, underground press, émigré press, clandestine press, underground publishing, preventive censorship, repression censorship, central control, authority monopoly