Protesters hold a big banner saying Free Media during the protest. Several private TV and radio stations and web portals in Poland took themselves off the air on Wednesday in protest against a proposed media advertising tax that they say threatens the industry’s independence and its diversity of views. In place of their usual shows, the outlets ran written or spoken slogans like “This used to be your favourite program” and “Media without choice”. In the evening people gathered outside the TVP INFO (Polish Information TV) headquarters to protest the planned new advertising tax that they view as
Protesters hold a big banner saying Free Media during the protest. Several private TV and radio stations and web portals in Poland took themselves off the air on Wednesday in protest against a proposed media advertising tax that they say threatens the industry’s independence and its diversity of views. In place of their usual shows, the outlets ran written or spoken slogans like “This used to be your favourite program” and “Media without choice”. In the evening people gathered outside the TVP INFO (Polish Information TV) headquarters to protest the planned new advertising tax that they view as an attempt by the country’s right-wing government to undermine press freedoms.
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