Media in Poland

Media and Politics

Poland has freedom of press since the fall of communism. However, TV and radio are still politically controlled, via Radio and TV Committee, currently by leftist government circles.
They often use news programs in public TV as means of propaganda. For example, leader of post-communist party, Leszek Miller is interviewed on public TV more often than Prime Minister, President or Speaker of the Parliament (currently, May 2003, Miller is Prime Minister).

TV stations

• TVP 1 (state-owned)
• TVP 2 (state-owned)
• TV Polonia (state-owned, for Polish living outside of Poland)
• Polsat (private, owned by Zygmunt Solorz)
• Polsat 2 (private, owned by Zygmunt Solorz)
• TVN (private)
• TVN24 (private, 24/7 news chanell)
• TV4 (private, owned by Zygmunt Solorz)
• Telewizja Niepokalanow (owned by the Catholic Church)
• Many regional stations, both private and state owned

Digital TV Platforms (all private)

• Cyfra+
• Polsat Digital (owned by Zygmunt Solorz)

Radio stations

• Channel 1 (state-owned)
• Channel 3 (state-owned)
• RMF FM (private)
• Radio Zet (private)
• Radio Maryja (considered nationalist, strongly catholic and anti-semitic)
• Local radio stations

Press (all private)

Daily Papers

• Gazeta Wyborcza http://www.wyborcza.pl
• Rzeczpospolita http://www.rp.pl
• Super Express http://www.se.com.pl
• Zycie (liquidated)
• Nasz Dziennik
• Trybuna http://www.trybuna.com.pl

Weekly Magazines

• Wprost (right-wing) http://www.wprost.pl
• Polityka (left-wing)http://www.polityka.pl

See also : Poland

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