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Polish journalist and author (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacek Wojciech Żakowski (born 17 August 1957) is a Polish journalist and author.[1][2] In 1989 he was head of the editorial division of Gazeta Wyborcza, 1989–1990 spokesman of the Citizens Parliamentary Club, in 1991–1992 president of the Polish Agency Informacyjna, journalist of the weekly Polityka. Since 1999 head of the Collegium Civitas Journalism Department in Warsaw.
Jacek Żakowski | |
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Born | Warsaw, Poland | 17 August 1957
Education | University of Warsaw |
Occupation(s) | Journalist publicist |
Years active | 1980–present |
Employer | Collegium Civitas |
Notable credit(s) | Gazeta Wyborcza Polityka |
Żakowski was born in Warsaw. In 1981 he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw.[3]
He began working as a journalist in the weekly Na Przełaj (1980–1981), then he was active in the Press Information Office of Solidarność (1981–1983).[4] 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 Gazeta Wyborcza and the first president of the Polish Information Agency (1991–1992).[5]
He is a publicist and commentator on the weekly Polityka, 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 and a show on TVN.
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