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/^t/On the other hand the opponents of television emphasize that the speed of the news transmission should not be so important as its value. According to them the debate - Walesa versus Kwasniewski presented on Polish TV before the last presidential election has proven to be the political demagogy overflowing with empty promisses, which were only to attract the electorate and persuade them to vote for a certain person. Moreover, some of the Polish news programmes are accused of being too subjective or one-sided. For example, The News, broadcast at half past seven every evening on Channel I, is to blame for showing too much information advocating the Democratic Left Alliance. As a consequence, public surveys have shown that 45% of the electorate would vote for this party. In these circumstances the problem of political propaganda on television arises and its influence on people cannot be ignored.