Poland's journalists caught up in battle for airwaves - BBC News

Public TV and radio are entangled in a political battle as Poland shifts away from the right.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Poland's public broadcaster has seen a heavy police presence since senior opposition figures staged a sit-inBy Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent, WarsawOutside Poland's main evening news studio there's a row of police stationed for protection.

The entire building of public broadcaster TVP is surrounded by metal barriers and more police officers, shivering in the snow.

There is a battle over control of the airwaves here that is dramatic in itself.

But it's also part of a much broader power struggle that began when elections last autumn ended eight years of populist rule.

"It's quite stressful. It's crazy!" TVP news presenter Zbigniew Luczynski admits as he heads past the police to go on air, a bundle of scripts in one hand.

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