Politeja (Nov 2014)

Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji organem politycznej kontroli nadawców w Polsce

  • Maciej Miżejewski

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.11.2014.32.12
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 6 (32)

Abstract

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The National Broadcasting Council as the authority of political control of broadcasters in Poland According to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, the National Broadcasting Council: safeguards the freedom of speech, the right to information and the public interest in broadcasting. The protection of these values justifies the independence of the social flow of information in public affairs from the disposal of the government. In the meantime the chairman of the National Broadcasting Council due to his special statutory entitlements remains under exceptional political pressure as in the process of control broadcasters’ activity is among others entitled to impose financial sanctions what in fact makes the National Broadcasting Council in Poland the authority that takes actions of repressive censorship nature.

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