Editing Mass media in Poland (section)

==Media ownership==
[[File:Polsat 3.jpg|thumb|[[Polsat]] television building in [[Warsaw]]]][[File:Alma Tower, 10 Pilotów street, Kraków, Poland.jpg|thumb|[[Onet.pl|Onet]] news portal headquarters in [[Kraków]]|left]]
Foreign companies hold a dominant position in the Polish media market. This fact entered into the political debate, in particular since the PiS government took office. To contrast this, [[Jarosław Kaczyński]], founder of the PiS and former Prime Minister, called for the media to be "repolonized" <ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-05 |title='Repolonization': Poland again hints at limiting foreign media ownership |url=https://ipi.media/repolonization-poland-again-hints-at-limiting-foreign-media-ownership/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=International Press Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> PiS politicians argued that foreign-owned media outlets pursue deliberately unfavorable coverage of the PiS's government with the aim of undermining it.<ref name=":5" />

Polish print media and radio outlets are mainly private and diversified in terms of ownership, however foreign owners control around three-quarters<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polish government wants to curb role of foreign media |date=2020-11-09 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/poland-plans-limitations-foer-foreign-owned-media/a-55534861 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=dw.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> of the Polish media market. The main domestic competitor is Agora, which owns ''[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]'' and a number of magazines, radio stations, internet platforms, a publishing house and additional ventures.<ref name=":5" />

Foreign ownership is very strong also in the regional media which are largely owned by the German Polska Press.<ref name=":5" />

To counter foreign ownership in Polish media, in 2021, the PiS government submitted a bill that would ban non-European-Union citizens and companies from possessing a controlling stake in Polish media outlets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/poland-parliament-votes-in-favor-of-controversial-media-bill/a-58828433|title=Poland: Parliament votes in favor of controversial media bill |date=2021-08-11 |website=[[Deutsche Welle]] }}</ref> In August 11, 2021, The bill [[Lex TVN]] which forbids companies except those from the [[European Economic Area]] from holding more than a 49% stake in Polish radio and television stations passed the Sejm.