1st place – 20,000 views
Viaduct show
PKP celebrated the end of the viaduct renovation
The most popular item was a report on a light, sound and steam spectacle and a fireworks display prepared to mark the completion of the renovation of the Bolesławiec viaduct. The material included photographs and video made by us and Andrzej Stefańczyk. We also highlighted the photo gallery section so that Readers could help create the material with us.
2nd place – 14,700 views
Male striptease
Chippendales at Imperium
Our video report and photographs from the performance by Black Chippendales dancers at a Bolesławiec nightclub. The film electrified many people. It had as many supporters of male striptease as it did outraged opponents.
3rd place – 11,100 views
Conflict at the Municipal Social Welfare Centre
MOPS director says: there is no dispute and Social goat – collective dispute at MOPS?
In the IstotneInformacje.pl portal and newspaper, we published two materials describing the conflict between the management and employees of the Municipal Social Welfare Centre. We made every effort to provide a detailed and objective account of the situation, presenting both sides of the conflict. Both materials were authorised by the people who gave us interviews. The articles published on the website sparked one of the most serious discussions about the employer–employee relationship and employees’ duties in public and private workplaces. The discussion beneath the articles was a form of debate, something rare on the Internet. The IstotneInformacje.pl portal forum regained its original function, becoming a platform for exchanging views and freely discussing the subject raised in the materials.
4th place – 11,000 views
Death of a homeless man
Body of a 35-year-old man found on Mostowa Street
At the beginning of November, the body of a homeless man who had lived under a bridge for several years was found on Mostowa Street. The death of the 35-year-old, known as Szerszeń, moved many Bolesławiec residents. We decided to find information about the homeless man and devote an entire article to him.
5th place – 10,000 views
July disasters
Storm over Bolesławiec
A report prepared by our journalist documenting the damage caused by the July storm.
6th place – 9,000 views
Manifesto – protest against narrow-mindedness
Free the breasts
The initiator of a manifesto project titled “Let’s free our jugs” contacted our editorial office. The project aimed to encourage women to take part topless in Gliniada. During the Glinoludy’s visit to Woodstock, one of the participants walked around topless. After her photograph was published in the news item “Glinoludy in the very heart of Woodstock,” the forum was ablaze. Many comments condemning such practices appeared. Our portal supported the campaign against narrow-mindedness and false morality.
The campaign was noticed by TVN journalists and they used material from Bolesławiec in one of the editions of “Fakty”: Freed jugs conquer the world
7th place – 8,700 views
Wasteful city promotion
Promotion for the price of one pen
One of the more important critical articles written by our team. It was based on an overview of spending on city promotion and an interview with Elżbieta Chojnacka, head of the Department of City Development and Promotion. The documents showed that the city was promoted chaotically and that the results of the activities were not measured at all. The same overview also revealed that a considerable amount of money was spent on keeping the president in office.
8th place – 8,000 views
Socio-cultural changes in Poland after 1989
Blachary – not galerianki
In the IstotneInformacje.pl portal and newspaper, we addressed the subject of galerianki—girls who turn themselves into an attractive commodity. Their counterparts in towns without shopping malls are blachary. The material concerned blachary from Bolesławiec. The entire piece was verified and discussed with a school counsellor, who also helped us reach the informants.
9th place – 7,500 views
Gliniada
Glinoludy in the very heart of Woodstock
A report from a trip to Woodstock, where the Bolesławiec Glinoludy met Lech Wałęsa, Tadeusz Mazowiecki and Professor Janusz Kochanowski.
Our portal promoted Gliniada from the very beginning. We were the only medium in Bolesławiec to prepare comprehensive and engaging reports on all the Glinoludy’s activities. In 2009, as every year, we were Gliniada’s sole media patron. The portal featured two separate sections devoted to the event: Photo Competition – Gliniada 2009 and Gliniada – 22 August 2009—the section contained all the most important films and materials devoted to the event.
In 2009 alone, we prepared 20 major pieces that received more than 83,000 views!
We are the only local medium that promoted Gliniada—the unique initiative of Bolesławiec residents. This was achieved not only through articles on our portal, but also through a report in “Polityka” (with photographs by Krzysztof Gwizdała and text by Grażyna Hanaf), published in August 2009: Our report in “Polityka”
During Gliniada in 2009, only we showed the event from a helicopter flying over the town square: Gliniada 2009 Helicopter
10th place – 7,500 views
Men’s fear of infidelity
Shame on you, woman!
A column written in response to critical comments by Internet users condemning the women who took part in the Chippendales performance. The text addressed the inability to name emotions, especially those concerning difficult feelings such as love, desire, shame, jealousy and fear of abandonment. In the column, the author linked the verbal condemnation of the show’s participants with men’s fear of infidelity and the humiliation associated with it.
11th place – 7,100 views
Three-year-old genius
Little genius from Bolesławiec
An article about Michałek Surowiecki, a Bolesławiec resident who could read and count very well at the age of three. One of our Readers told us about Michałek. We prepared material that led national television station TVN to take an interest in the genius from Bolesławiec.
12th place – 6,700 views
City–county conflict
City protests against shopping mall construction
An article about the appeal by the Urban Municipality against the decision to build a shopping mall on Asnyka Street. Our journalists’ article presented various opinions on the issue, allowing Readers to assess the situation themselves.
13th place – 6,800 views
Conflict at the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre
Bullying at MOSiR?
An article presenting another conflict between employees and a director at a municipal institution. In the dispute, we presented the employees’ arguments. In the editorial programme “Into the Open. Trade Unionists Fight the MOSiR Director in Bolesławiec,” Franciszek Walski, chairman of the trade union, gave us an interview. At the beginning of the dispute, no one believed the trade unionists could win. It was only in autumn that it became clear that the prosecutor considered the trade unionists’ accusations justified and director Dariusz Jośko was charged with discriminating against employees.
14th place – 6,500 views
European flag upside down
Mishap with the European flag
The material was created thanks to our Reader, who pointed out that the Flag of Honour of the Council of Europe had accidentally been hung upside down.
15th place – 6,300 views
Rape in the county
Rape – a sensitive matter
In July, a 13-year-old girl was raped near Bolesławiec. The prosecutor’s office searched for the perpetrator. In the article, we carefully analysed the situation and provided advice on how to protect oneself from rape. We also wrote what to do if such an incident occurs. The entire material was created in cooperation with the police spokesperson.
16th place – 6,300 views
Beautician’s advice
Make-up school – part 1, part 2, part 3
The multi-part beauty guide is another new feature from us. It is a joint production of our editorial team and beautician Agnieszka Opała, owner of the “Magia Orientu” salon. The number of views and interested women grows with each episode.
17th place – 6,200 views
The city’s most important festival
Rate the 15th Ceramics Festival
In our pages, Bolesławiec residents could rate the attractions prepared during the Ceramics Festival. A ranking of the most interesting events, created by our Readers, was also produced on that occasion.
18th place – 6,100 views
Difficult matters concerning Bolesławiec residents
Seriously ill woman fights for a dignified life
A piece about a woman suffering from a malignant tumour who lived with her children in an apartment divided by a stairwell. The woman sought allocation of another flat. The material on the subject was broadcast together with TVN.
19th place – 6,100 views
Employer’s mistreatment of an employee
Employee wants to sue Carrefour
Another article made possible by the trust our Readers place in us. It was the injured woman who contacted us and described how the store manager ordered her to unload two heavy pallets of goods within half an hour. The woman returned home and lost consciousness. She suffered a spinal injury, and the case will probably end up in court.
20th place – 5,600 views
Political debates with women
Who rules Bolesławiec? Men or women?
A new feature on the IstotneInformacje.pl portal and in the newspaper, which enjoyed great popularity. In the first episode, the invited women discussed introducing a requirement for women to make up 50 percent of electoral lists. The IstotneInformacje.pl portal and newspaper also joined a campaign to collect signatures for a citizens’ bill introducing gender parity on electoral lists: Parity in elections – collecting signatures. A heated discussion between opponents and supporters is still taking place beneath this material.
Information about accidents was not included in the ranking.
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