Poland’s president signs disputed media law

Concern for media freedom in Poland has heightened among EU leaders and independent journalists, after the president signed a temporary new law that is a step toward giving the government full control of state radio and television.

The legislation will take effect one day after it is published, which should be within days, and will expire on June 30.

By then, a sweeping new law to overhaul the state-run broadcasters, and the PAP news agency, is expected to be in place.