The World - News from Sept. 24, 1989

For the first time since World War II, Poland’s Communist Party is not in control of the nation’s broadcast media, as Solidarity journalist Andrzej Drawicz was named to run the state-owned television and radio networks. Drawicz, 57, a specialist in Soviet affairs and a former political prisoner, was named by Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. The choice to head the broadcast media was the major remaining question mark in Mazowiecki’s government. The post will not retain its Cabinet rank, reflecting the new government’s view that there should be nothing like an information minister trying to shape public opinion.