The image of the EU in Polish magazines. Based on the analysis of the contents of “Polityka”, “Wprost” and “Newsweek” published in 2013

The article discusses the results of a study carried out within a broader research project on the crisis of communication in the EU. The aim of the project was to confirm or falsify a thesis on crisis of communication in the EU. The range of communication activities undertaken by the organisation’s structure was determined, communication strategy of the EU was studied, the use information channels, and the content of communications Polish media was analysed. The subject of this article is the image of the EU emerging in 2013 from “Newsweek Polska”, “Polityka” and “Wprost” and the convergence of their media content with the objectives of the EU information policy. Quantitative and qualitative content analyses were used as well as framing analysis, identifying the interpretation schemes used by journalists. Based on the agenda-setting theory the media agenda was set and juxtaposed with a timeline of events in the EU in year 2013.