US EditionAnger as Polish news channel TVP Info taken off air amid propaganda claims
- The Polish government's Law and Justice party has taken control of state media, firing and replacing management boards and journalists sympathetic to their policies.
- PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski joined protests against the government's actions, vowing to continue the protest with teams of MPs operating inside the broadcaster.
- The government's actions have been criticized for violating journalistic standards, leading to the shutdown of a state-run news channel and accusations of lawlessness and dictatorship.
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Polish state TV relaunches its main newscast as the new government shakes up the media
Viewers in Poland watched a remolded main evening newscast on TVP state television Thursday, after the country's new, pro-European Union government took control of state media to free it from the control and propaganda of the previous right-wing ruling team.
Moment Polish state TV channel taken off-air amid propaganda allegations
A public Polish news channel was taken off air on Wednesday, 20 December, as the country’s new government dismissed executives from state media to restore “impartiality”, according to the culture ministry. It came after Donald Tusk’s pro-European Union coalition took power last week from the Law and Justice (PiS) party, whose critics say damaged judicial independence and turned state-owned media into an outlet for propaganda. Footage shows TVP n…
Polish government takes public TV news channel off air amid reform drive
By Anna Koper and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's new government took a public news channel off the air on Wednesday and dismissed executives from state media to restore "impartiality",
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