The War On News

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Claim

Claim 285

A December 2015 law gave the ruling party close control over appointments at the public broadcasters.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
A December 2015 law gave the ruling party close control over appointments at the public broadcasters.
Field
action
Value
Law gives ruling party control of public media
About
incident 2015-poland-public-media-law-firings
Source
Unjustified firing of journalists from Poland's state broadcaster archived copy
Publisher
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2020-02-01

Quotation from the source

A law adopted in December of that year, over the objections of many international organizations including RSF, gave the ruling party close control of the public media