In place of usual shows broadcasters screened on tv “This used to be your favourite program” and websites wrote Media without choice during the demonstration. 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 (Poli
In place of usual shows broadcasters screened on tv “This used to be your favourite program” and websites wrote Media without choice during the demonstration. 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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