Prawne gwarancje dostępu polityków do mediów publicznych w Polsce
Guarantees of access of politicians to the media in Poland

Summary/Abstract: Elimination of censorship and state monopoly on the air in 1990. started the process of transformation of media in Poland, becoming the basis to determine the state of media policy in the field of pluralism. The author presents the political circumstances of the creation of a forum of public debate. He points the guarantees established under the provisions of the Polish media law to present and explain the policy of the governing bodies of the state, as well as the opportunity to present “on-air” the positions and opinions of political parties related to so-called „nodal public affairs.” Author examines the causes of the conflict of interest between the political parties and the public media, the mutual expectations in presenting political events. The article also discusses the political guarantees of access to the media during election campaigns, resulting from the provisions of the Code and the regulations of the National Broadcasting Council, as well as coverage of the campaign in public broadcasting news programs.

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