Poland's new government deprograms its once far-right public media
Poland's new government deprograms its once far-right public media
www.npr.org /2024/02/19/1230673951/poland-new-government-polish-news-media
After eight years of government under the far-right nationalist Law and Justice party, Polish voters turned up in record numbers in a historic October election that heralded a new, liberal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
After being sworn-in in December, Tusk's new government immediately moved to retake the state-funded TVP. Under Law and Justice, the broadcaster had been transformed into a far-right propaganda machine, jeopardizing European Union funding to the country for violating the EU's democracy standards.
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