"Trzaskowski is visiting the wind farm". TVP breakage from Heathrow Airport fire

On Friday, March 21, an different situation occurred in Polish media. TVP Info television, a reporting electrical substation fire at London's Heathrow Airport, which led to the cancellation of over 1,300 flights, abruptly discontinued the broadcast. Reason? Visit of Rafał Trzaskowski, candidate of the Civic Coalition for President, on a wind farm. The station's decision sparked a wave of criticism on the network.

Heathrow Fire and Interrupted TVP Info Report

An electrical substation fire close Heathrow Airport in London paralyzed air traffic at 1 of the largest airports in the world. TVP Info, as 1 of the fewer Polish stations, kept the situation on the ground. The study was conducted by Artur Kieruzal, who provided the audience with the latest information on cancelled flights and emergency services.

However, at any point the relation was interrupted. The audience heard: "We must stop, thank you very much, due to the fact that Rafał Trzaskowski is visiting a wind farm and we want to show you this". The recording of this passage of the broadcast rapidly spread across the network, triggering many comments and criticism.

Criticism of the decision of TVP Info

The decision to cut ties with London to show a visit to a wind farm was met with a wide consequence on social media. Many users have abandoned the station's deficiency of professionalism and policy precedence over crucial global events.

"We are the most reliable media in Poland" is the slogan of TVP Info, but after the Friday incidental many people began to question this declaration. net users pointed out that breaking the relation with specified an crucial event as the fire at Heathrow, in favour of a policy visit, could undermine the station's credibility.

Rafał Trzaskowski at a wind farm

Rafał Trzaskowski's visit to the wind farm was connected with his election campaign. The Citizen Coalition candidate has long promoted the improvement of renewable energy sources and wind farms are 1 of the key elements of its programme. However, the way TVP Info decided to show this visit raises doubts about the objectivity of public media.

Summary

The incidental with Friday's coverage of TVP Info shows how crucial it is to keep a balance between information about global events and relations with political life. The decision to break the relation from the Heathrow fire to Trzaskowski's visit to the wind farm sparked a wave of criticism and questioned the credibility of the station. In a time of fast information flow, the media must take peculiar care of their reputation and reliability.

There utilized to be Komorowski info, now there's Trzaskowski info. And so the president of Warsaw erstwhile wanted TVP info to liquidate pic.twitter.com/o2oCEYZFFF

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