1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2000: Poland - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SbM6Ma3MdO"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-poland/">Attacks on the Press 2000: Poland</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-poland/embed/#?secret=SbM6Ma3MdO" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2000: Poland” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="SbM6Ma3MdO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS CONTINUED IN 2000, as Poland moved closer to joining the European Union. While journalists struggled under longstanding legal burdens, new court rulings favored press freedom, and legislation was drafted to improve access to information. Meanwhile, one violent attack against a journalist was recorded, and the political opposition alleged that the state…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260