# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2015-poland-public-media-law-firings)
- Source: Unjustified firing of journalists from Poland's state broadcaster. https://rsf.org/en/unjustified-firing-journalists-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

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/285. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.