Thursday, April 28, 2016

Media law in parliament – TVN24

Photo: Paul Supernak / PAP | Video: Fakty Parliament dealt with the media law

the parliament completed the first reading of the projects that make up the so-called. large media law. – For the first time in the history of public media they become fully independent from the government – argued PiS MP, Joanna Lichocka. – You media are needed in order to lie – responsible deputy, Michal Kaminski. Chairman of the National Broadcasting Council, Jan Dworak spoke of “an attempt to circumvent the constitution.”



The debate concerned a project called. large media law, which consists of three bills by Law and Justice: on the national media; of premium audiovisual and regulations implementing the Act on the national media and the law of premium audiovisual.

Summing up the debate on behalf of the applicants, Barbara Bubula (PiS) thanked for attention and announced that in the course of work in committees and subcommittees’ will have the opportunity to enter a very important correction to this project. “

” There will be a thorough public debate “

Earlier, during the debate, Bubula called adoption of the said laws” sacred duty Polish patriots. ” She emphasized that the public media are the “light source”, which is crucial also for imaging Polish abroad. In her opinion, the draft law on the national media includes the mission and duties of the new media, describing the duties of “representing the strength of the nation and the state.”

It assessed that the method of appointment of the National Media Council guarantees the independence of the media. – Independence of the current political influence is one of the pillars of the law – she said.

According to Bubuli adoption of the Act on the contribution of audiovisual itself is a way to improve a very bad financial situation of the media. As she PiS MP, a new way of financing fees – the universal payment – “highlight the co-ownership of citizens over the public media.”

A representative of the applicants assured in his speech that the projects will be subjected to a thorough public debate.



15 zł contribution to the national media?

About the issue of financing of the media also spoke on behalf of the applicants Law and Justice deputy Marek Suski, who argued that the state must support the “mission” through “general contribution”. Suski decided that the existing subscription television and radio is the solution “archaic” because the premium should be “universal, fair and mild.”





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Composed by PiS deputies project foresees fee of 15 zł per month charged with the electricity bill. But – as he said Suski – applicants are willing to discuss changing its height. As he spoke, the way collecting premiums and pay it to the account separate from the state budget will guarantee that “there will be no interference with the ruling.”

The new contribution will be “guaranteed the independence and stability of the public media” – assured.

the third representative of the applicants Elżbieta Kruk of Justice said that the previous political team “no longer depend on public media.” Accused the former prime minister Donald Tusk consistent implementation of the order: the weakening of the media. In her opinion, the financial weakness has led the public media to commercialize, a form of joint-stock company, they operate at the moment public media, can “hide behind a cloak of secrecy of” interests involved. According to Kruk public media did not behave objectivity and values ​​and the environment right-wing and conservative were they discriminated against.



“Good change will give the public media Poles”

According to the Law and Justice deputy Joanna Lichocki “presented bills media is a chance for the most serious media reform public after 89 years. “

– it’s not just the opportunity to break out of the public media at the hands of party nominees, because it is from poverty can be carried out without such a profound change, but this reform is a chance for the liberation of the public media with the way of thinking that has paralyzed its development: the belief that Polish Television and Polish Radio is a tool to rule that the institutions intended to serve the interests of certain parties, that is the interests that are to serve the interests of different lobby – stressed Lichocka.

In its assessment of this “good change will give the public media Poles.” In her opinion, it demonstrates the determination of the change of “public media” – which is the name of opinion Lichocki was discredited – at the “national media”. She added that “for the first time in the history of public media they become completely independent from the government in terms of personal and financial.” Law and Justice deputy stressed that the media nation will be subordinated to the Council of Media National, which guaranteed there will be room for a representative of the opposition.



Platform wants to reject projects



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deputy head of the Parliamentary Commission for Culture and media Iwona Śledzińska-Katarasińska (PO) has submitted a proposal to reject the three bills media at first reading.

Michal Kaminski (PO) estimated that the “big” law media is “an attack on the truth.”

– you media are needed in order to lie, because the truth you fear the most, because the truth is something you do not want to arrived to the Poles. I think that the national media – fouling the word “national” sacred to many – standing in the service of one political party, the Poles will make the water from the brain. They will not – said Kaminski.

The politician referred to the allegations PiS deputies about the politicization of the media during the reign of PO.

– If today from this rostrum I’ve heard how horrible television was state TV the last 8 years, I ask myself why this Catholic nation rushed to the receivers and not watching television Trwam? Somehow, strangely TV Trwam does not have a great audience, as today, viewers lose television national led by party activist Jacek Kurski – said deputy.

– If Jacek Kurski is a symbol for the country, a symbol of a man who does not share nation, this is a joke, not a debate – he added. – If you want to talk today about real change, unfortunately reminded of this phrase: what is the difference between socialism from democratic socialism, as it was called in the communist era. I repeat it: what is the difference between a normal change from your “good change”? What is the difference between a chair from the electric chair – said Kaminski.

He alleged also that the current public media “spit his political opponents.” – Do your media can be related words Antoni Słonimski his poem “Two homeland” – these are words of wisdom that have died in the 30s, when fascism was on the threshold. Antoni Słonimski wrote: In your homeland to foreign faith in God does not lowers, in my homeland he takes all the arms of the cross – said deputy.



Media Party? “There is no consensus”

Member of traffic Kukiz’15 Elizabeth Borowska announced that the club has requested a public hearing on the “big” media law.

– The public media is the media, that pursue the public interest, or act pro bono. If the change “public media” to “national media” is meant the implementation of the national interest, then I’m for – said, in turn, Piotr Liroy-March (movement Kukiz’15).

– But if you still have it be media party, it does not have permission to do so. Public interest is a great performance that repair, strengthen a collapsing state, which introduce, facilitate understanding of the most important mechanisms of political, economic, social, cultural govern our lives, which will finally allow you to take real corrective action and healing. Such media people expect, and such media are expected Kukiz’15 – he stressed.



Project submitted “magically”

– I’ve never tried to exert so vulgar impact on the public media, as now. PiS wants to erase the Poles over 2 billion zł just to spend it on boring, pompous and stupid propaganda – rated in turn, Grzegorz Furgo (Modern).

He added that the proposal PiS is “scandalously poor” . As noted, the problematic is the same way of a project.

– According to the new custom political, admittedly project was in the ministry of culture, but suddenly magically been reported as parliamentary (…). Bypass roads submission the government has allowed to avoid broad public consultation or even the political debate within the government administration – said deputy Modern.

He noted that “the project although it is not explicitly unconstitutional, in its intention is to bypass the Basic Law,” in which is written the role of the National Broadcasting Council as the governing body media space Poland. According to him PiS wants to change this order.

– Modern would like to see in the course of parliamentary work on the bill lead to a separation zone managers of public media zone editorial; This road should be managed by a team pozapolityczny – Furgo said.



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– the debate does not concern the media law, but a new tax on the media reżimowo-party – assessed Angelika Możdżanowska (PSL), which announced that populists will be to reject the three media projects. According to a Member of the collected funds should be shared between the public and private media.

– Came the most difficult times for public media of ’89 – MEP PSL added.



NBC: it is an attempt to circumvent the Constitution

the voice of the debate took also chairman of the National Broadcasting Council, Jan Dworak.

– the proposed solution in the draft law violates the constitution because it creates so. competition a competence for constitutional body, which is the National Broadcasting Council. Appointment of Media National is an attempt to circumvent the Constitution of the Republic of Poland – said Dworak.

He added that members of the Media Council of the National to be appointed by the Sejm, the Senate and the President, which refers to the method of selecting the National Broadcasting Council.

Dworak said that the Constitutional Court 11 years ago referred to the amendment of the law on radio and television, and an act that violates the norms of the constitution solution found that the chairman of NBC shows prezydent.- a solution to the current chairman of the National Media Council chooses the Speaker of Parliament – he remarked.

Dworak noted that a member of the National Media Council may not be representative of the executive power and local government, but it can be a deputy, senator or member of the party. – This solution is another denial of the independence of the body supervising the media, national – he stressed.

Later spoke Deputy Minister of Culture Krzysztof Czabański, who announced the “broad public consultation” on the “big” media law.



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package project envisages that the transformation of TVP, PR and PAP in the institutions of the national media would take place from 1 July. The selection of authorities, public media would make 6-seater Media Council of National elected by the Sejm, the Senate and the president for a 6-year term.

Among the candidates elected by the Sejm one place to be legally guaranteed for the candidate with the biggest club opposition, that is, in the current term of the PO. The authorities of the various media, ie CEOs, would be elected by competition overt among the candidates proposed by social organizations and creative associations.

The public media have created Social Programme Councils, made up of candidates nominated by social organizations, trade unions, religious associations; they evaluate the implementation of the mission by the different media and will be able to motions personnel.

The new premium audiovisual in the amount of 15 zł per month charged with the bill for the current pay from 1 January 2017., the release will include people over 75. years old, the disabled and the poor.

Author: pk, ts // rzw / PAP

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