More than half of the respondents “strongly support” or “rather support” the government’s policy regarding public media, while 36 percent are against – according to the CBOS report published on Thursday. “The perception of the government’s policy regarding public media is determined primarily by political and, more broadly speaking, ideological orientation,” it added.
According to the CBOS report published on Thursday, Poles are divided in their assessment of changes in public media. They evaluate the government’s actions more often positively than negatively.
When asked “Generally speaking, do you support or are you against the government’s policy on public media?”, 35 percent respondents chose the answer “I definitely support it”, “I rather support it” – 18 percent chose it. “I am rather against it” is 12 percent. of respondents, “I am definitely against it” is 24 percent. 11% have no opinion on this matter. subjects.
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The report shows, among other things, that, taking into account the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, it can be said that the government’s policy on public media is perceived better by people with a higher socio-economic status than by people with less education and less well-off. “It also finds slightly greater support among people under 55 years of age (especially among the youngest respondents) than among the elderly. It is also rated slightly better by residents of large and medium-sized cities than by residents of smaller towns,” it was noted.
The report states that “the perception of the government’s policy regarding public media is determined primarily by political and, more broadly speaking, ideological orientation.” “People declaring left-wing and centrist political views have a favorable attitude towards the government’s actions, while people identifying with the right-wing have a negative opinion of them. The less frequent participation in religious practices, the more frequent the approval of the government’s actions – and vice versa. The government’s policy is quite unanimously supported by voters of coalition parties, who are critical supporters of Law and Justice are against it. Supporters of the Confederation are divided in their opinions, but they are more often opposed to the government’s actions than favorable to them,” we read.
In turn, to the question “Do you expect that after the changes, public media will provide more reliable and impartial information about what is happening in the country and in the world or not?”, the answer was “definitely yes” 32 percent respondents, “rather yes” – 23 percent 12 percent chose the answer “rather not”, while “definitely not” – 23 percent. 10% of people have no opinion on this matter. subjects.
According to a CBOS survey, changes in public media are supported by the majority of respondentsPAP/Kalbar
The study shows that voters of the ruling coalition parties, on the one hand, and supporters of Law and Justice, on the other hand, have significantly different opinions on this issue. Confederation sympathizers are closer to voters on this matter PIS.
The “Public Media” survey was conducted using computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) between January 8 and January 12 on a sample of adult residents of Poland (N=1,000). The full report can be found on the website of the Public Opinion Research Center Foundation.
Changes in public media
December 19 Sejm adopted a resolution regarding the restoration of legal order and the impartiality and reliability of the public media and the Polish Press Agency, calling on the State Treasury to take corrective actions. A day later, the Ministry of Culture announced that the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Bartłomiej Sienkiewiczas the body exercising the ownership rights of the State Treasury, acting on the basis of the provisions of the Commercial Companies Code, dismissed the current presidents on December 19 Management Boards of Telewizja Polska SA, Polish Radio SA and Polish Press Agency and Supervisory Boards. The Minister appointed new Supervisory Boards of the above-mentioned companies. Companies that have appointed new Company Management Boards.
On December 23, President Duda announced that he vetoed the budget bill prepared by the new government, which provided for, among other things, funds for public media for the next year. As the president justified, his decision was related to a “gross violation of the constitution and the principles of a democratic state of law” in the public media.
TVP building at ul. Woronicza in Warsaw TVN24
After the presidential veto, the head of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage made a decision on December 27 putting TVP, Polskie Radio and PAP into liquidation. The state of liquidation may be withdrawn at any time by the owner – stated in the announcement of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The Minister of Culture made a similar decision on December 29 in relation to 17 regional companies of Polish Radio.
Thursday Constitutional Court stated that the provisions of the Commercial Companies Code (CCC) on the dissolution and liquidation of a joint-stock company, understood in such a way that their regulatory scope, by virtue of the Act itself, also covers public radio and TV units, are unconstitutional. Moreover, the Constitutional Tribunal assessed that the provision of the Broadcasting and Television Act excluding certain provisions of the Commercial Companies Code from applying to public radio and television entities is unconstitutional.
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The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage announced on Thursday that the Constitutional Tribunal’s decision regarding public radio and television broadcasting units has no legal significance.
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