Jacek Wojciech Żakowski (born 17 August 1957) is a Polish journalist and author. In 1989 he was head of editorial division of ''

Gazeta Wyborcza ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (; ''The Electoral Gazette'' in English) is a Polish daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It is the first Polish daily newspaper after the era of "real socialism" and one of Poland's newspapers of record, covering the g ...

'', 1989–1990 spokesman of the Citizens Parliamentary Club, in 1991–1992 president of the Polish Agency Informacyjna, journalist of the weekly ''

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''. Since 1999 head of the

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Journalism Department in

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Career

Żakowski was born in

. In 1981 he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

at the

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. He began working as a journalist in the weekly ''Na Przełaj'' (1980–1981), then he was active in the Press Information Office of

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(1981–1983). In the following years he wrote to ''Tygodnik Polski'' (1903) and the monthly ''Powściągliwość i Praca'' (1984–1989). He was a spokesperson for the Civic Parliamentary Club (1989–1991), one of the founders of ''

'' and the first president of the Polish Information Agency (1991–1992). He is a publicist and commentator on the weekly ''

'', he publishes comments in ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' and the quarterly ''Pragnienie Piękna''. He was the host of many journalistic programs on Polish television stations such as: Tok Szok, Gość Radia Zet, Eavesdropped Talks, Summa of events by Jacek Żakowski and Jacek Żakowski's Week. Currently, he runs Friday's ''Morning'' issues in

Tok FM Agora Spółka Akcyjna (Agora SA) is a Polish media company. Agora and ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (''The'' ''Electoral Gazette'') were created on the eve of the parliamentary elections in 1989. ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' became the first independent newspape ...

and a show on

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TV and radio programs

* Kawa czy herbata? (Coffee or tea?) on

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* Tok Szok (with Piotr Najsztub) on

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* ''Tischner czyta katechizm'' * ''Autograf'' * Talks intercepted in

RMF FM RMF FM (abriviation to ''Radio Muzyka Fakty FM'', translation: ''Radio Music Facts FM''; previously: ''Radio Małopolska Fun FM''; translation: ''Radio Lesser Poland Fun FM'') is the first commercial radio station in Poland, currently broadcas ...

(with Piotr Najsztub), * Guest of

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on Radio Zet * Morning

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in Tok FM * Summa events according to Jacek Żakowski on TVP1 * Tok2Szok (with Piotr Najsztub) on

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* Jacek Żakowski week on TVP * Talk of the day in

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* Ex cathedra in

Important publications

* ''Rozmowy o Evereście (1982, z L. Cichym i K. Wielickim)'' * ''Anatomia smaku czyli rozmowy o losach zespołu Tygodnika Powszechnego w latach 1953–1956 (1986, w drugim obiegu)'' * ''Wyzwania: wypisy z lektury nauczania społecznego papieża Jana Pawła II (1987, z ks. J. Chrapkiem),'' * ''Rozmowy z lekarzami (1987)'' * ''Rok 1989 – Bronisław Geremek opowiada, Jacek Żakowski pyta (1990)'' * ''Trzy ćwiartki wieku: rozmowy z Jerzym Turowiczem, Kraków 1990.'' * ''Między Panem a Plebanem (1995, z A. Michnikiem i ks. J. Tischnerem)'' * ''PRL dla początkujących (1995, z J. Kuroniem)'' * ''Tischner czyta Katechizm (1996, z ks. J. Tischnerem)'' * ''Co dalej, panie Mrożek? (1996)'' * ''Siedmiolatka, czyli Kto ukradł Polskę? (1997, z J. Kuroniem)'' * ''Pół wieku pod włos, czyli Życie codzienne „Tygodnika Powszechnego” w czasach heroicznych (1999)'' * ''Mroczne wnętrza: uwięziony Prymas prywatnie w oczach współwięźniów i swojej siostry (2000)'' * ''Rewanż pamięci (2002)'' * ''Trwoga i nadzieja. Rozmowy o przyszłości (2003)'' * ''Anty-TINA. Rozmowy o lepszym świecie, myśleniu i życiu (2005)'' * ''Koniec (2006)'' * ''Nauczka (2007)'' * ''Zawał. Zrozumieć kryzys (2009)''

Decorations

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

(''2014, for outstanding achievements in the activities for democratic transformation and freedom of speech in Poland, for contributions to the development of free media and independent journalism'').

Awards and distinctions

* Award of the Association of Polish Journalists (1987) * Adolf Bocheński Award (1986) * Award Polish PEN Club.

Ksawery Pruszyński Franciszek Ksawery Pruszyński (4 December 1907 – 13 June 1950) was a Polish journalist, publicist, writer and diplomat. He was one of the most active and operative of Polish newspaper reporters. Biography He was born in Wolica Kierekieszyna ...

(1988) * Journalist of the Year (1997) * Wiktor Awards (1997) * Second prize in the European journalist competition "For Diversity. Against "Discrimination" for the article "Love your Grace", in which J. Żakowski together with E. Bendykiem puts forward the thesis that economic growth, modernization of society is correlated with the percentage of people with openly homosexual orientation". The same article was considered the greatest stupidity of the Third Polish Republic by the

Wprost ''Wprost'' (, meaning "Directly") is a Polish-language weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland.

weekly.

References

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