NATIONAL BROADCASTING COUNCIL. FULFILLING TASKS TOWARDS PUBLIC MEDIA

Agata Dziekan-Łanucha's book is an in-depth analysis of the role and tasks of the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) in the context of the functioning of public media in Poland. This publication is a valuable source of knowledge for students of law, journalism, political science, and all those interested in the issues of media and their legal regulations.

• Detailed analysis of KRRiT's tasks towards public media.
• Discussion of the control of broadcasters' programming and advertising activities.
• Presentation of KRRiT's role in appointing public media companies.
• Explanation of the principles for presenting state policy in public media.
• Analysis of KRRiT's impact on shaping the media landscape in Poland.
• In-depth study on the programming control of public media.
• Rich bibliography and references to legal acts.

The book discusses in detail the KRRiT's control activities in the area of compliance with Article 18 of the Broadcasting Act, enforcing the prohibition of broadcasting programs containing content defined in Article 18 paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, and enforcing the prohibition of broadcasting programs that may endanger the physical, mental or moral development of minors. The publication also analyzes the control in the area of compliance by broadcasters with the regulations regarding the presence in the programs of specific categories of broadcasts and their minimum broadcasting time.

The author also focuses on the KRRiT's tasks towards public media, such as appointing public media companies, selecting supervisory boards, appointing program boards, establishing the principles for presenting and explaining state policy, establishing the procedure for political parties to access public media, establishing the rules for broadcasting election broadcasts, and establishing the procedure for informing about the activities of public benefit organizations.

This publication is a comprehensive study of the role and tasks of KRRiT in the context of the Polish media system, showing both its control competences and its impact on shaping the state's media policy. The book is an invaluable source of knowledge for all those who want to understand the functioning of public media in Poland and the role of regulatory bodies in this process. The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow guarantees a high level of merit of the publication.

The book has 152 pages, a format of 205x147 mm and a paperback cover. The year of publication is 2020.