Lublin 2016 – Appendix - Kultura Enter

ECC 2016 in locAL MEDIA
Lublin, for some commentators from the beginning a dark horse in the competition, did not rest on its laurels
after the successful first round. It continues its hard battle for victory, what is well reflected by the city’s
highest media exposure in the analysed time period. Lublin had also the highest number of positive
articles published in the media.
“COOLTURAL CITIES European Capital of Culture 2016.
The Image of the Candidates present in the Media from December 2010 to February 2011”
eCC 2016
in locAL MEDIA
In the final stage of the competition for the title of the European Capital of Culture Lublin has proven
that it can maintain not only the high interest of the media, but also the professional level of the debate.
The city has the highest number of press articles concerning ECOC (what was confirmed by the reports
prepared by the PRESS-SERVICE “COOLTURAL CITIES European Capital of Culture 2016”)
and enjoyed the biggest interest of the media (according to the research conducted by the Institute of
Media Monitoring called “Competition for ECOC 2016, what Happened in the Media after the Announcement
of the Short List. Analysis of the Candidates’ Media Exposure on the Basis of Press, Radio
and TV Publications”).
Interest of Lublin media was reflected not only in the high number of both informative and analytical articles
that were published. Journalist played an important role in the creation of Lublin’s application for
the title of ECOC by encouraging their readers to take part in the discussion, quoting the comments that
were posted on websites and initiating public debate. Lublin editorial team of Gazeta Wyborcza organized
a series of open debates concerning the most important points of the city’s application: Remembering
and Anticipation, City and its Region, Towards the East, Culture of Knowledge, Civic Lublin, inviting
both members of the Culture 2020 Team and independent experts, some of whom are: Tomasz Pietrasiewicz
(The “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre, leader of the theme Remembering and Anticipation),
prof. Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska (Head of the Department of Jewish Culture and History
of MCSU), Grzegorz Kuprianowicz (President of Lublin Ukrainian Association), Tomasz Dostatni
OP, Marcin Wroński (writer of retro detective novels about Lublin) and rev. Dariusz Chwastek (parish
priest of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Lublin), dr Irina Lappo (expert in the
field of theatre, MSCU), Ewa Kozdraj (President of the Association “For Earth” which conducts workshops
for refugees), rev. Stefan Batruch (parish priest of the Greek Catholic Church in Lublin, organizer
of the European Days of Neighbours), Andrzej Kokowski (archaeologist, MSCU), Jan Bernad (Artistic
Director of the “Crossroads” Centre), Tadeusz Pałka (film director) Piotr Franaszek (Representative
of the Local Self-government).
“Afisz” Cultural TV Programme of the local public television used a similar format. Once a month the
programme became a platform for discussions about the future of Lublin culture in the context of our
participation in the competition for ECOC title. Some of the guests who took part in the TV discussion
panels are: Jerzy Onuch (curator, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, New York), Roman Hankiewicz (art historian,
Lviv Art Council “Dialogue”), Grzegorz Rzepecki (leader of the theme Towards the East, Director
of the Workshops of Culture), Grzegorz Józefczuk (journalist, writes about cuture for Gazeta Wyborcza
Lublin), Magdalena Kawa (political scientist, MSCU), Piotr Celiński (media theoretician, leader of the
Culture of Knowledge studio), Andrzej Kokowski (archaeologist, MSCU), Włodzimierz Wysocki (Deputy
Major of Lublin, Major’s Plenipotentiary for European Capital of Culture), Krzysztof Czyżewski
(Artistic Director of the European Capital of Culture Lublin 2016 project, Karolina Rozwód (Director
of the Stary Theatre), Anna Machocka (The Municipality of Lublin City), Janusz Opryński (theatre director,
Provisorium Theatre), Piotr Choroś (Homo Faber Association). Numerous programmes and reports
on the state of our preparations, interviews conducted with Leon Tarasewicz, Robert Kuśmirow-
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