Armin Kuźmiński
University of Silesia, Poland
E-mail: armincarter20@gmail.com
Abstract: The essay is an attempt to present the methods of publishing information in traditional media and social media, including TikTok in relation to the Russia-Ukraine war. Disinformation and propaganda are presented as part of the war. Attention is also paid to cyberwar, with examples drawn from a brief analysis. The first assumption is that cyberwar has specific mechanisms and it influences different groups of a society. The second assumption is the world is facing a new kind of conflict and the modern and proper education of students, communication experts and journalists is a must.
Keywords: disinformation, fake news, war, cyberwar, media, Tik-Tok.
Rhetoric and Communications Journal, issue 53, October 2022