Claim 287

RSF said the dismissals hurt public radio's quality and contributed to Poland's fall in its press-freedom index.

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

Statement: RSF said the dismissals hurt public radio's quality and contributed to Poland's fall in its press-freedom index.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: RSF links firings to press-freedom ranking fall
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

These policies have badly hurt the quality of public radio programmes and have helped precipitate Poland's rapid fall in RSF's World Press Freedom Index