Senate scheduled to select new member to join state's media watchdog

The Senate is expected to select a new member to join the National Radio and Television Council (KRRiT), Poland's media watchdog, at its session today. Senators will choose between two candidates: former Education Ministry spokesman Krystyna Czuba, backed by the Solidarity Election Action (AWS), and Secular Culture Association (TKS) president Maria Szyszkowska, whose candidacy was proposed by the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD). Czuba, an outspoken opponent to sexual education in schools, subjected President Kwasniewski to harsh criticism for vetoing the anti-pornography bill. An independent, Maria szyszkowska is known for her tough stance on political corruption and critical views of the Catholic church. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.8) A.Z.