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All public radio stations have now been liquidated, while TVP has been accused of political bias, as public media reforms in Poland continue.  

The new Polish government has put public media entities into liquidation, following a political dispute over the organisation.

Despite an improvement in press freedom, Poland’s independent media continues to suffer under the PiS government.

An amendment to the Broadcasting Act’s “must carry, must offer” principle aims to up the prominence of the country’s embattled public broadcaster.

Growth in ownership by state-backed companies reignites concerns that government is tightening its control over the country’s media.

Poland’s public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) continues to face heavy criticism following the 2020 presidential election while the country’s government looks to restrict foreign media ownership.

From political interference to funding cuts, many independent public media organisations are facing both new and ongoing threats. Here we reflect on some of these challenges, many of which have been amplified by the COVID-19 crisis.

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party has been voted in for a second term this week. Yet despite Poland being a representative democracy, the party’s strategy to “repolonise” and control the media is deeply undemocratic.