While the Polish Ministry of Culture accepted some of the recommendations made by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), its guarantees for the public media’s editorial independence are not strong enough to comply with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). The government could seize this opportunity to lead Europe in press freedom issues — if it shows more ambition.| rsf.org
The new Polish government’s abrupt dismissal of the supervisory bodies of the country’s public television broadcaster TVP and national news agency PAP risks setting an alarming precedent that must be urgently rectified by new rules to permanently protect these institutions’ independence, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. The previous Law and Justice (PiS) government […]| ipi.media