On Friday, the 8th planet Forum of Polish Media was inaugurated in the Senate, which will last until Sunday. The event brought together representatives of Polish media, parliamentarians and journalists. The press patron of the forum is the Polish Press Agency.
Marshal of the legislature of Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska stressed the crucial importance of Polish media for the Polish people worldwide. «A clear, reliable information is something that builds trust, can build a community, can affect Poles or Polish people around the planet in joint action», she said. She besides pointed out the problem of misinformation: “We all request to learn to work with it and catch what is disinformation, it appears everywhere”.
The Marshal of the legislature besides noted the function of Polish media in maintaining Polish language identity. «Your function in maintaining the identity of the Polish language is very important. This is simply a large task that you are doing, and for which I would like to thank you very much," said Kidawa-Błońska.
A symbolic handover of the prize to Pochobut
A peculiar minute of inauguration was the reminder of Andrzej Poschobut, a writer and a Polish activist from Belarus who is in prison. In 2021, the planet Association of Polish Media awarded him the "For Freedom of Speech" award, which he could not receive due to imprisonment. Teresa Signarek, president of the association, transferred the statue to representatives of the Polish Press Agency in a deposit. “We hope that there will come a time erstwhile we can give it to Andrzej Pochobut”, she said. Kidawa-Błońska called for his release: «I would very much like us to remember those who pay a advanced price for freedom of speech».
Deputy talker of the legislature Maciej Żywno (Poland 2050) pointed out the increased importance of Polish media in the context of the war in Ukraine. «And the importance of Polish media is all the more important, due to the fact that you request to be up-to-date and with these changes, but besides to be this link and contact with Poland" - he stressed. He added that Polish media must be a origin of anti-disinformation.
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