Polish journalists visited Grodno, the Belarusian TV … – Onet.pl

The one-day trip to Grodno organized several days ago Radio Bialystok at the conference of the Polish Radio regional stations on digitization, which will be held in Bialystok. Plus Grodno Regional television reporters filmed the group of visitors the city.

In the aired material was informed that attracted tens of Grodno Polish journalists and stated that their opinion about Belarus was based so far only on the communications media. Channel used the expression Vladimir Prochowicz, president of Radio Bialystok and Slawomir Rogowski, a member of the National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television. Prochowicz said on camera that blinded Belarusian Poles think that it is a poor and backward country, meanwhile, saw houses, which we do not have. Rogowski delighted, however, that in Grodno is clean and order reigns.

Prochowicz does not believe that the tour Polish journalists has been used for propaganda by television Grodno Plus. – Check to Grodno had cognitive nature and totally apolitical. We have not met or authorities, nor with the opposition. Belarus is our neighbor and it is worth exploring. Even so, that in Poland the myth that it siermiężny, backward country, and it’s not true. We look at Belarus through the prism of politics, while economically the country has developed – he explains. This ensures that each tour participant alone paid for the trip. Prochowicz argues that television Grodno Plus TV befriended local government. – I have not seen so obstacles to get to her speak – says Rogowski.

Slawomir Rogowski stresses, however, it is not a supporter of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. – We went to visit Grodno. We looked at the Polish tracks. We were at the castle, the church of St.. Kazimierz. With no authorities have not met – provides.

The trip was also attended by Martin Pulit, president of Radio Kraków. – No meeting with the media and the authorities were not planned. Although I have seen walking behind us Belarusian journalists, but no I have not talked – he says. Andrzej Poczobut, living in Grodno correspondent of “Gazeta Wyborcza”, there is no doubt that the visit of Polish journalists in Grodno was used for propaganda purposes. – The material aired their opinions have been opposed to the opinion of the western media about the country. The message was clear: Polish journalists learned that the Western media lie – says Pochobut. – In Belarus, there is no independent television, each of which is controlled by the authority. In dealing with them, you have to be careful, because there is a risk that the statements will be used for propaganda – he adds. A few hours after I started asking questions about the visit of Polish journalists in Grodno, Grodno Plus material has been removed from the TV channel on YouTube.