Gazeta Polska
Chief editorTomasz Sakiewicz
Political alignmentright-wing populist to far-right, conservative
CategoriesPolitical magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation96,246 (October 2016)
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
CompanyNiezależne Wydawnictwo Polskie Sp z o.o.
Based inWarsaw
LanguagePolish
WebsiteOfficial website
ISSN1230-4581

Gazeta Polska (lit.: Polish Newspaper) is a Polish language pro-United Right right-wing populist to far-right weekly magazine published in Poland.

Profile and history

Support demonstration in Budapest, 15 March 2014

Gazeta Polska was founded in 1993 and its editor-in-chief is Tomasz Sakiewicz. Its contributors include: Piotr Lisiewicz, Jacek Kwieciński, Eliza Michalik, Robert Tekieli, Krystyna Grzybowska, Maciej Rybiński, Jacek Łęski, Piotr Semka, Jerzy Targalski, Marcin Wolski, Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski (2011–2014) and Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz.[citation needed]

The print and e-edition circulation of Gazeta Polska was 40,660 in August 2014.[1]

The description of its political orientation ranges from conservative[2] to right-wing,[3][4][5][6] extreme right-wing[7] and nationalist[8] on the far-right.[8][9] Gazeta Polska is said to offer "a good representation of the sympathies of PiS supporters".[3]

Gazeta Polska maintains a number of clubs (Kluby Gazety Polskiej), which are located not only in Poland, but also abroad, in places where Polonia is present (Chicago, New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Leeds, Vancouver, Frankfurt, Berlin, Sydney).[10] The clubs organise meetings with writers, politicians and public figures, rallies and demonstrations. On 15 March 2012 Gazeta Polska organized "The Great Trip to Hungary" (Wielki wyjazd na Węgry). A reserved train left Warsaw Central Station, stopping on the way to Hungary at Radom, Kielce, Kraków, Tarnów and Nowy Sącz. Altogether, 3,000 people went to Budapest, to demonstrate in support of Viktor Orbán.[11]

On 1 March 2019, French minister of Higher Education Frédérique Vidal complained to the Polish government for the fact that the New Polish School of Holocaust Scholarship seminar held at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, in Paris, has been roughly disrupted "on a very organized manner" by Polish activists for the "Gazeta Polska" weekly. Vidal further stated that Polish state representatives (Institute of National Remembrance) supported the disruption.[12]

LGBT-free zone stickers distributed by Gazeta Polska

In 2019, Gazeta Polska announced plans to distribute stickers proclaiming an "LGBT-free zone" to its readers. Gazeta Polska said it would include the stickers, which feature an image of a black cross over a Pride flag alongside the slogan.[13] On 25 July, a District Court in Warsaw ordered the Gazeta Polska weekly to withdraw the anti-LGBT stickers from circulation.[14][15] However, the editor of the magazine dismissed the ruling saying it was "fake news" and censorship, and that the paper would continue distributing the sticker.[16] Gazeta Polska continued distribution of the stickers, but modified the decal to read "LGBT Ideology-Free Zone".[17]

In July 2020, Empik, Poland's largest media chain, refused to stock Gazeta Polska after it issued the stickers.[18] In August 2019, a show organized by the Gazeta Polska Community of America scheduled for 24 October in Carnegie Hall in New York was cancelled after complaints of anti-LGBT ties led to artists pulling out of the show.[19][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Circulation of dailies". Teleskop. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Poland - World Newspapers and Magazines - Worldpress.org". www.worldpress.org.
  3. ^ a b Czepek, Andrea; Hellwig, Melanie; Nowak, Eva (2006). Press freedom and pluralism in Europe. University of Chicago. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-84150-243-4.
  4. ^ Borejsza, Jerzy W.; Ziemer, Klaus (2006). Totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in Europe. Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Science. p. 364. ISBN 1-57181-641-0.
  5. ^ An End to the Lies: The Polish Church’s Secret Past Der Spiegel, 16 January 2007.
  6. ^ The press in Poland BBC news 29 April 2004
  7. ^ IPI report 1996. International Press Institute. 1996. p. 77.
  8. ^ a b Zubrzycki, Geneviève (2006). The crosses of Auschwitz, nationalism and religion in post-communist Poland. University of Chicago. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-226-99303-4.
  9. ^ Andrew Purvis (7 January 2007). "An Archbishop Falls to a Witch-hunt". Time. Archived from the original on January 12, 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  10. ^ Official list of Gazeta Polska clubs Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 17 March 2012
  11. ^ Cybruch, Stanisław (16 March 2012). "Budapeszt. "Wielki Wyjazd" polskiej prawicy na święto Węgier". Wiadomosci24.
  12. ^ Colloquium on the Shoah disturbed in Paris: France challenges Poland, AFP (Radio France Internationale reprint), 1 March 2019, English translation at lzb.lt
  13. ^ Rob Picheta. "Magazine to give out 'LGBT-free zone' stickers to readers". CNN. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Court orders conservative magazine to withdraw issue with anti-gay stickers". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  15. ^ Polish Court Rebukes “LGBT-Free Zone” Stickers, HRW, 1 August 2019
  16. ^ Polish magazine dismisses court ruling on ‘LGBT-free zone’ stickers, Politico, 26 July 2019
  17. ^ "Polish Court Rebukes "LGBT-Free Zone" Stickers". Human Rights Watch. 1 August 2019.
  18. ^ Luxmoore, Jonathan (August 19, 2019). "Church in Poland continues confrontation with the LGBTQ community". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  19. ^ Maher, Jake (26 August 2019). "Carnegie Hall Concert Linked To Anti-LGBT Magazine Canceled". Newsweek.
  20. ^ Fitzsimons, Tim (26 August 2019). "Group connected to 'LGBT-Free Zone' newspaper cancels Carnegie Hall event". NBC News.

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