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bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts) Thu Jan 7, 2016, 02:36 PM Jan 2016

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Polish president signs bill putting state media under government control [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Senior figures in public radio and TV will be appointed and sacked by treasury minister under new law, which has been condemned by rights groups

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/07/poland-president-signs-bill-putting-state-media-under-government-control

Aren't you glad we live in the land of the free press, and freedom

It's Information Operations 24/7 people.

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Polish president signs bill putting state media under government control [View all] bobthedrummer Jan 2016 OP

land of the free from information reddread Jan 2016 #1

Information Operations/IO, reddread, but commercials are fine too bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #3

yeah, but now its seen as ostensibly legal reddread Jan 2016 #5

Avoid the negative press. Put it under control of a few wealthy people and accomplish the same thing jtuck004 Jan 2016 #2

Yep. bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #4

Theoretically the airwaves belong to we, the people and an informed citizen is a requirement of demo bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #6

Yikes! vkkv Jan 2016 #7

Preventing the return of Europe's authoritarian right (Hungary, now Poland) pampango Jan 2016 #8

Very venezolano of them. Igel Jan 2016 #9

I have a friend in Poland. He is thinking of bugging out. alfredo Jan 2016 #10

Not good Pjmask Jan 2016 #11

Welcome to Democratic Underground, Pjmask! bobthedrummer Jan 2016 #12

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