Society immersed in mediacracy

In the chapter Society Immersed in Mediacracy, considerations on the importance of the media for the development of democracy are undertaken. To do so, concepts such as mediacracy, mediatisation of the public sphere, tabloidisation, infotainment and politainment are introduced. Particular attention is focused on changing the current paradigm in political communication (indicating the designations of the new paradigm) and shaping a new type of politics depending on media visibility (indicating the immanent features of a new type of politician). The chapter will describe the phenomenon of mediacracy, its manifestation as well as consequences of its occurrence. An attempt will be made to identify potential trends in further development of the process. Considerations conducted from the level of meta-theory will be the starting point for the analyses presented in the following chapters of the book