Wiadomości (News, ) is the chief Polish news program produced by Telewizja Polska and broadcast on the first channel, TVP1. The main edition is transmitted daily at 7:30p.m. CET. It premiered on 18 November 1989 and succeeded the Dziennik Telewizyjny (Television Journal), which was aired during the communist era for over 31 years. In September 2020, Wiadomości was the most popular news program in Poland, with an average of 2.66 million viewers a day. Since 14 September 2016, the acting editor-in-chief is Jarosław Olechowski. Since the first telecast, a letter W composed of two V letters serves as the program's official logo. History Wiadomości replaced the infamous Dziennik Telewizyjny (), a newscast that was a symbol of communist propaganda in the Polish People's Republic during the Cold War. The first edition of Wiadomości aired on 18 November 1989 and was hosted by journalist Wojciech Reszczyński. Reszczyński greeted the audiences with a message: "Good evening, I hope that this program will gain your approbation in the upcoming days. The information contained in this program will be either good or bad, but always true and we count on help and cooperation." Controversy Accusations of propaganda In the 2010s, the program has been accused of becoming a propaganda outlet for the ruling Law and Justice party. Historian and columnist Timothy Garton Ash, writing for The Guardian, praised the competing Fakty TVN's critical coverage of government issues when harshly criticising Telewizja Polska's Wiadomości (News).The Facts is not BBC-style impartial: it clearly favours a more liberal, pro-European Poland and is strongly anti-PiS. But unlike the so-called News, it is still definitely professional, high quality, reality-based journalism. Current presenters Main editions (19:30) Edyta Lewandowska (2019–present) Danuta Holecka (1997, 2003–2004, 2010, 2016–present) Michał Adamczyk (2004, 2011–2012, 2016–present) Other editions (from Monday to Friday: 8:00, 12:00, 15:00) Katarzyna Trzaskalska (2017–present) Agnieszka Oszczyk (2017–present) Michał Rynkowski (2018–present) Bartłomiej Graczak (2018–present) See also Teleexpress Panorama References External links Polish television shows 1989 Polish television series debuts Polish television news shows 1980s Polish television series 1990s Polish television series 2000s Polish television series 2010s Polish television series 2020s Polish television series Telewizja Polska original programming