The Mediatization of Knowledge About Brexit
as Experienced by Polish Immigrants to the UK
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The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
Submission date: 2024-05-15
Acceptance date: 2024-08-12
Publication date: 2025-03-17
Polish Sociological Review 2025;229(1):51-68
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ABSTRACT
This article explores the media’s influence on perceptions of Brexit among Polish immigrants in the UK
and particularly how this influence shaped their knowledge and emotional responses. Media campaigns after the
2016 referendum but before the enactment of Brexit in 2019 significantly impacted public sentiment and often
amplified insecurity during this politically tumultuous period. We examine how media consumption influenced
the specific emotional reactions of Polish immigrants to Brexit. Our quantitative cross-sectional study involved
620 Polish immigrants to the UK. The results indicate that new media have not only become an important source
of information about the world in general but have also started to serve as many people’s primary reference for
information about the world of politics. The media’s focus on sensationalism has frequently overshadowed the
dissemination of accurate, practical information about Brexit and its ramifications.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We extend our gratitude to our respondents and the dedicated editor(s) and reviewer(s), whose insights and feedback significantly enriched this work.
FUNDING
This research received no external funding.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.