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- Title
Lex TVN. Przebieg debaty publicznej.
- Authors
Stępnik, Krzysztof
- Abstract
“Lex TVN” is not a legal term, but a popular one referring to an amendment in 2021 of the Article of the Polish Broadcasting Act, providing for conditions of granting a broadcasting licence to a foreign owner. This, amendment conditioned the granting of the said licence to entities “whose registered offce or address of residence is located in the Member State of the European Economic Area”. The Polish TV company TVN did not meet this condition, being owned by the American Discovery Holding Company (now Warner Bros. Discovery). This amendment was put through the Sejm and the Senate, and then, in December 2021, was vetoed by the President. The author presents the turbulent fate of the unsuccessful modifcation, evoking violent political emotions, as refected in the Polish digital media. He emphasises the rationale of the governing party and the opposition, expressed in the statements of politicians, and in articles and comments of journalists. In the conclusion, the author characterises the polarisation of political attitudes of Poles as the audience of channels promoting the position of the government (Polish Television TVP) or the opinions of the opposition (TVN). He also discusses the problem of the politicisation of law, and the pressure effected on the national law by interests of global corporations.
- Subjects
POLITICAL attitudes; POLARIZATION (Social sciences); POLITICAL parties; DIGITAL media; CIVIL service positions; EUROPEAN Economic Area; UNITED States. Congress. Senate; WARNER Bros.
- Publication
Przeglad Sejmowy, 2023, Vol 177, Issue 4, p119
- ISSN
1230-5502
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31268/PS.2023.200