Can independent emigration press change the reality of Polish diaspora? The article analyses the subject of utilizing the potential of the columns of the independent Polish press and the internet to consolidate the emigration environment in order to preserve their national identity and improve their living standards abroad. It compares the social activities and the articles of the “Polish Daily and Soldier’s Daily” – the organ of the “steadfast” generation with similar activities of the independent periodical “The New Time”, which is issued in London from the year 2006 to the present day and serves as the representative of Polish intelligence abroad.