The main purpose of this article is a brief presentation of the conception of the new media in contrast to the traditional media, such as press, the radio and television. The author follows to show the advantages of the new media as devices in interpersonal communication, information distribution, shaping of viewpoints, entertainment. The new media are also a stimulus to take social actions. The article shortly presents the main ideas of Corporate Social Responsibility and its influence on business actions taken to contribute to increasing social awareness and benefits coming from such actions taken by companies and global corporations.Głównym celem poniższego artykułu jest ogólna charakterystyka nowych mediów oraz wymienienie cech, które o...