Editing Mass media in Poland (section)

==The media landscape==

According to the 2023 report by Warsaw-based media monitoring firm Instytut Monitorowania Mediów (IMM), the most quoted media outlet was [[RMF FM]] radio followed by [[Wirtualna Polska]] news portal, [[Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)|Rzeczpospolita]] daily, [[TVN24]] news station and [[Radio ZET|Radio Zet]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2023 |title=Najbardziej opiniotwórcze media w Polsce (The most opinion-forming media in Poland) |url=https://www.imm.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMM_-raport_opiniotw%C3%B3rcze_media_-_luty_2023.pdf |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=imm.com.pl/}}</ref>[[File:POL Warsaw Prosta Street.jpg|thumb|The [[Warsaw]] building of the [[Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)|Rzeczpospolita]] daily|left]]The Internet penetration of Poland stands at around 92%. According to the Digital News Report by the [[Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism|Reuters Institute]], the top 5 most popular online news outlets in 2023 were: [[Onet.pl|Onet]], [[Wirtualna Polska]], [[TVN24|TVN24.pl]], [[Interia]] and [[RMF FM|RMF24.pl]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland |url=http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/poland |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The government is working to increase broadband internet service. The major print, radio and television outlets have online editions. Online-only portals publishing a mix of news and entertainment content are among the country's most-visited websites .<ref name=":5" />

The reach of television is widespread. In 2016, the Poles on average watched television for over 4 hours and 20 minutes a day.<ref name=":5" /> The public television broadcaster is ''[[Telewizja Polska]]'' (TVP), which runs two main channels, one regional channel and several thematic channels. The TVP is an importante source of information for many Poles, in particular in small cities, though its popularity has been declining in recent years.<ref name=":5" /> In the private sector there are over 200 commercial TV broadcasters: the two leading one are [[Polsat]] and [[TVN (Poland)|TVN]].<ref name=":5" />

Radio is a popular medium in Poland. In addition to the public radio broadcaster, [[Polskie Radio]] (PR), there are over 200 licensed private radio outlets.<ref name=":5" />