Nasz Dziennik
Encyclopedia
Nasz Dziennik is a Polish
daily newspaper
, published in Warsaw
since 1998 by Spes Ltd., with the circulation of about 150,000 as of 2007. Alternate sources have listed its 1999 circulation at 250,000; and its 1998 readership at 600,000 (according to Rzeczpospolita
). The Nasz Dziennik official website informs that the paper aims to examine issues relating to social, cultural, political and religious matters; and provide information "about which other media are silent" while promoting Christian values. Its Editor-in-chief is Ewa Nowina Konopka, and one of the main sources of its revenue is advertising at both, local as well as national level. Nasz Dziennik is part of the media empire founded by Fr Tadeusz Rydzyk
, director of the Lux Veritatis Foundation which owns the TV channel Trwam
and controversial Radio Maryja
station.
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Marcin Starnawski from the University of Silesia
described Nasz Dziennik as one of the leading Polish newspapers "to disseminate a far-right discourse that combines a concept of ‘national identity’ with radical Catholicism". Adam Easton from BBC
wrote that the paper's founder, Fr Rydzyk, promotes "xenophobic, ultra-Catholic, and at times, anti-Semitic views".
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, published in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
since 1998 by Spes Ltd., with the circulation of about 150,000 as of 2007. Alternate sources have listed its 1999 circulation at 250,000; and its 1998 readership at 600,000 (according to Rzeczpospolita
Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)
Rzeczpospolita is a Polish national daily newspaper, with a circulation around of 160,000. Issued every day except Sunday. Rzeczpospolita was printed in broadsheet format, then switched to compact at October 16, 2007...
). The Nasz Dziennik official website informs that the paper aims to examine issues relating to social, cultural, political and religious matters; and provide information "about which other media are silent" while promoting Christian values. Its Editor-in-chief is Ewa Nowina Konopka, and one of the main sources of its revenue is advertising at both, local as well as national level. Nasz Dziennik is part of the media empire founded by Fr Tadeusz Rydzyk
Tadeusz Rydzyk
Tadeusz Rydzyk , born May 3, 1945 in Olkusz, Poland, is a Roman Catholic priest and Redemptorist, creator and head of the conservative and controversial Radio Maryja radio station, rector and doctor of the University of Social and Medial Culture in Toruń....
, director of the Lux Veritatis Foundation which owns the TV channel Trwam
Telewizja Trwam
TV Trwam is a Polish TV channel located in Toruń, Poland, belongs to the Lux Veritatis Foundation. The station is owned by the Warsaw Province of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, and is financed through donations from its audience - "The Radio Maryja Family"; this is unlike most Polish...
and controversial Radio Maryja
Radio Maryja
Radio Maryja is a Polish religious, conservative, anti-post-Communist and pro-life Roman Catholic radio station and media group, describing itself as patriotic. It was founded in Toruń, Poland, on December 9, 1991 and has been run since its inception by the Redemptorist rector doctor Tadeusz...
station.
Controversy and criticism
It has been described as ultra-conservative. In 2011, two of its journalists were detained for 5 hours by Russian authorities near Moscow when performing their own investigation into the Smolensk air crash2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...
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Magister (degree)
Magister is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.-Argentina:...
Marcin Starnawski from the University of Silesia
University of Silesia
The University of Silesia in Katowice is an autonomous state university in Silesia Province, Poland.The University of Silesia should not be confused with a similarly named university in Opava, Czech Republic ....
described Nasz Dziennik as one of the leading Polish newspapers "to disseminate a far-right discourse that combines a concept of ‘national identity’ with radical Catholicism". Adam Easton from BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
wrote that the paper's founder, Fr Rydzyk, promotes "xenophobic, ultra-Catholic, and at times, anti-Semitic views".
Contributors
Regular contributors to Nasz Dziennik include:
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Magister (degree) Magister is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.-Argentina:... Jan Maria Jackowski European Parliament The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world... MP Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) Urszula Krupa Urszula Krupa is a Polish politician andMember of the European Parliament for the Łódź Voivodeshipwith the Liga Polskich Rodzin, part of the Independence and Democracy and sits on... , European Parliament European Parliament The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world... MP Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) Witold Tomczak Witold Tomczak is a right-wing Polish politician, currently a member of the European Parliament.Before his political career, Tomczak worked as a physician He graduated from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice in 1987 and specialized in general medicine... , European Parliament European Parliament The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world... MP Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... (Prawica Rzeczypospolitej) |