Polish Daily Newspapers' Portrayals of the Events Related to the Velvet Revolution

1 Abstract (in English) The aim of this diploma thesis is the discourse analysis of polish daily newspapers' portrayals of the so-called Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia in the last days of 1989. I have focused the analysis on following sources of articles: the articles from the Trybuna Ludu, Życie Warszawy and the polish press agency PAP, Gazeta Wyborcza and Chicago based newspapers of polish community Dziennik Związkowy. Theoretic part is composed of the history of analyzed period, the characterization of the polish media market in the 80s and the theory of propaganda, newspeak and media discourse. In the practical part of this thesis there is the media discourse analysis of the content of the chosen articles. Keywords (in English) Velvet Revolution, Daily Newspapers, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Media Image of the World, Propagand