„Dałem głos ubogim…”. Ryszard Kapuściński o ubóstwie i ludziach ubogich

The aim of the article is an analysis of the theme of poverty as one of key concepts in the work of Ryszard Kapuściński. The article offers an overview of Kapuściński’s poverty discourse, which relied on a broad, multi-dimensional concept of poverty. In Kapuściński’s work there was room for both cultural and subjective dimensions, for an idea of a polarized world divided between the rich and the poor, for an exploration of cultures of poverty and consumerism, and also for taking into account the modern context of globalization, increasing consumerism, and influence of the media on the marginalization of the poverty issue in the public debate. The final theme is Kapuściński’s identification with the poor and their lives, which in his view was a necessary requirement for being a reporter/journalist