Breaking News and Media Events in Two Centuries in Academic Publications of Media Research Issues

Media Research Issues / Zeszyty Prasoznawcze is one of the oldest academic journals in Central Europe that has been publishing groundbreaking work by prominent media scholars for the past 65 years. The aim of this article is to present a list of important historical events, both Polish and global, reported in Zeszyty Prasoznawcze since its founding in 1957, identify researchers who enhanced our understanding of these moments from a media perspective and discuss the results of the scholars’ observations and research. The paper also shows the significance of Media Research Issues for Polish and global media studies and the journal’s position in the arena of international publications.