Poland’s new government sacks state TV, radio and news bosses – Europe live
GuardianDEC 3 2023
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The Spin
Left narrative
Though Donald Tusk won the hearts of Poland's majority through his message of unity and reinstating democratic norms, the PiS is still trying to dismantle his agenda through biased conservative news coverage. The PiS has long used public media to propagate xenophobic and homophobic disinformation, and they're hoping to continue to leverage their media control ahead of next year's local and European Parliament elections.
Right narrative
While the European establishment claims Poland was under a corrupt conservative media regime, the truth is that TVP was the last place Polish citizens could find any conservative commentary. As soon as he entered office, Tusk began firing virtually every right-leaning pundit in the name of 'restoring democracy.' Tusk, at the behest of his European Parliament masters, also began reshaping the judiciary to push the establishment's agenda. The previous TVP was fighting for free speech and democracy; Tusk is destroying it.