How Poland rushed through the new media law – and worse it yet to come
by Krzysztof Kowalczyk
After the political transformation which took place in Poland in 1989, actions were undertaken so as to create independent, pluralistic public media. Work on the Broadcasting Act went on for quite a long time, as it was only on 29 December 1992 that the act was finally passed, and on 1 March 1993 that it entered into force.
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The Act dissolved the existing Committee for Radio and Television, which was subject to the party structures, forming in its place the joint stock company "Polish Television", the joint stock company "Polish Radio" and the regional radio…
