Evidence of overt political tampering in public broadcasting remains scarce, and watchdog organizations are alert to expose quickly any such tampering. Books expressing a wide range of political and social viewpoints are widely available, as are foreign periodicals and other publications from abroad. The complaints argued that the billboards offended religious sentiment. The advertisement pictured a drawing of a man, his arms and legs outstretched in a crucifixion position, superimposed on a larger drawing of a woman's lower half. In September Krakow Cardinal Franciszek Micharski announced that he would appeal the prosecutor's decision.
Academic freedom is respected.