There is a spiral of silence in Polish society

There is a spiral of silence in Polish society

Our latest nationwide CATI study, conducted between May 12th and 16th, 2025, confirms this phenomenon!

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Poles on AI - LBM UW report

Poles on AI - LBM UW report

The survey was intended to help answer questions about Poles' exposure to information about AI, their level of acceptance for various AI-based technological solutions used in specific areas of life, and their general opinions on the use of AI in various areas of life.

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How do Polish media portray the EU in the opinion of Poles?

How do Polish media portray the EU in the opinion of Poles?

A LBM UW CATI survey on the EU in Polish media, as viewed by Poles. The survey was conducted between June 3rd and 6th, 2024, with 1,219 respondents

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Representatives of the Laboratory of Media Studies at the University of Warsaw - Tomasz Gackowski, Karolina Brylska, Marlena Sztyber-Popko, Adam Balcerzak, Marcin Łączyński, and Karolina Hess - took part in the ECREA 2026 conference in Brno, Czech Republic.

ECC 2026 Brno is the 11th European Communication Conference, an inspiring international event bringing together scholars conducting research on media and communication. This year’s discussions focused on how communication and media research can contribute to addressing global crises and support sustainable development and a more equitable future. As in previous years, members of the LBM team actively participated in the conference sessions and presented their own research.

At the University of Warsaw’s Laboratory of Media Studies, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Nicholas D. Bowman, a scholar of games and interactive media from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, who opened the seminar with a lecture entitled “Friction or Facilitation? The Implications of Conceptualizing Interactivity as User Demand”.

Professor Bowman discussed interactivity and the ways in which games and interactive media can place a variety of cognitive, emotional, physical, and social demands on users.

The lecture was followed by four discussion panels, which took as their starting point the concept of interactivity as a form of user demand presented during the lecture.

We are pleased to invite you to a research seminar featuring Professor Nicholas D. Bowman, a distinguished scholar of games and interactive media. The seminar will focus on interactivity, user experience, and the demands that video games place on their users. The event will take place on Monday, 7 September, in Room 1.110 at 55 Dobra Street in Warsaw.

Professor Bowman will deliver a lecture entitled “Friction or Facilitation? The Implications of Conceptualizing Interactivity as User Demand”.

The seminar will be held in English. Participation is free of charge. Registration for the meeting is closed.

We are pleased to announce that Instytut Badań Pollster, a company specialising in opinion polling and social research, has joined the group of partners of the 17th OKMM Conference, “(Un)Social Media: Problem, Phenomenon, or Trend”.

Research into public opinion, social behaviours and attitudes, together with the use of modern research methods, aligns particularly well with the methodological focus of OKMM and with the broader discussion on contemporary media and their users.We are delighted that the expertise of Instytut Badań Pollster will contribute to the substantive dimension of this year’s conference.

19-20 November 2026 | Warsaw

More information and registration:
okmm.lbm.uw.edu.pl

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