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In our second episode, Kilian and Tine have a look at the media landscape of Poland.
Therefore, we have the pleasure to interviewe Mr. Radoslaw Korzycki. He has been a journalist with experience in Polish media for 20 years. After starting his professional career in New York he returned to his home country Poland, where he continued his work for several well-known newspapers. He is especially concerned about the decline of Polish media and the fundamental changes that party politics initiated after 2015. In his occupation as a journalist his special attention is drawn to issues such as freedom of speech, consolidation of democracy and concentration of power.
Main topics covered in this episode:
Chapter Overview:
0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Transition of the Polish media landscape over the last 20 years
6:29 - Situation of Poland today
12:07 - Actual role of America and anti-German partiality
17:23 - LGBTQ-Rights and Polish-American friendship
20:49 - Medias in the private sector in Poland
24:22 - How polish society see the status of democracy
28:07 - The influence of age dealing with this challenges
29:57 - How to improve the situation
30:41 - Anti-German resentment vs. the role of Axel Springer
34:00 - Good practices from Poland
This podcast is a project by JCI Augsburg (Germany) and was recorded on 27th of January 2021