The specificity of quality journalism in evening broadcasts of Catholic stations – recommendations for creators of evangelizing programs

Abstract

The article is a result of the analysis of the Catholic media and a specific report on the research conducted in 2019-2022, based on the corpus of evangelizing programs. They include the pilot research from 2019 and targeted research, prepared as a part of the monitoring analysis of four radio stations (Radio Maryja, RDN Małopolska, Radio JasnaGóra, Radio Profeto) in the period from March 2020 to March 2022. The time limit was determined by an important event in the history of the Catholic media, which was the dispensation of the faithful in the face of the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the reaction of the media on this situation. This date was the beginning of the fundamental research in the dissertation project Evangelizing function of the Catholic radio stations in Poland. Analytical and research study of formatting and reception of radio broadcasts. This article presents conclusions from part of the research and presents a set of recommendations for the journalistic and media sphere of praxis. In the field of methodology of the discipline of social communication and media sciences, content and content analysis was applied in the research. The result of the research process are conclusions including recommendations for journalists educating staff and practitioners related to the radio medium.