‘Let’s not overdramatize’: EU downplays Polish government state media seizure

‘Ignoring the concerns of EU politicians and media freedom groups, the Polish president has secured government control of state radio and TV. The EU Commission has downplayed the move, asking that it not be “overdramatized”.

The new amendment to the country’s media law, President Andrzej Duda believes, will make the media “impartial, objective and reliable.” According to presidential aide Malgorzata Sadurska the law was signed because Duda believes that broadcasters with no proper government control lacked “credibility.”

“We see that very often subjective, personal opinion … replaces the objective information, which should reach the viewer or the listener,” Sadurska said. “The president will monitor public media” so that they remain objective and impartial, she added.’

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