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
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