Poland’s Nationalists Escalate Row Over Tusk Media Moves
- New government dismisses executives at public broadcaster
- State TV had clear bias for nationalists before ballot: OSCE
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Poland’s new government moved to shake up state media and some channels went off air, sparking an outcry from former ruling nationalists who turned the broadcaster into their mouthpiece during eight years in power.
Culture Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz dismissed executives at public media outlets on Wednesday, defying a group of Law & Justice politicians who staged an all-night protest at public television headquarters. The party, which lost October’s election, said the government’s decision was illegal.