Ringier Axel Springer Polska

Ringier Axel Springer Polska
Press release
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February 27 , 2012
Tomasz Lis appointed new chief editor of Newsweek Poland
Newsweek Poland magazine, published by Ringier Axel Springer Polska, will undergo a change in
editorial management. Tomasz Lis will take over as title’s new chief editor and Aleksandra Karasińska
will become his deputy.
Until Tomasz Lis is formally appointed the new chief editor, his duties will be performed by Aleksandra
Karasińska as of the 27th of February. Wojciech Maziarski, the current chief editor, is leaving the
company.
Edyta Sadowska, CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Polska: “I would like to thank Wojciech Maziarski for
his engagement and work for Newsweek in the last years. We are all looking forward to Tomasz Lis,
who is such an experienced journalist and media manager. This appointment is another step towards
our objective to become the leading weekly news magazine in Poland”.
Tomasz Lis is one of the most recognized Polish journalists. He began his career in 1990 in
“Wiadomości”, the main news edition of public broadcasting corporation (TVP). From 1994 to 1997
he worked as TVP correspondent in Washington D.C. Between 1997 and 2004 he created and led
“Fakty”, the main edition of news in Polish private television TVN, and later “Wydarzenia" in Polsat
Television, where he also created program “What’s with Poland?”. For the past two years he
has worked as chief editor of Wprost weekly, and since 2008 he is author of "Tomasz Lis na
żywo" program in TVP2 channel. He was awarded the title of Journalist of the Year three times (1999,
2007 and 2009) and nine times received “Wiktor” award for TV personalities.
Aleksandra Karasińska is a Polish journalist with extensive experience in both electronic and print
media. She started her career in 1996 in Radio Free Europe, and as a newscaster in Radio Zet,
and later as a producer in the first Polish news channel TVN24. In 2005 she became deputy chief of
news department in Polsat, Polish private television. In 2008-2009 she was project director of news
channel TRK Novyny in Ukraine. Most recently Aleksandra Karasińska worked as deputy chief editor
of Wprost weekly.
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