Representatives of the PR industry were asked to select the biggest PR crises of 2019 in Poland. The ranking was led by the Catholic Church, following the release of the film "Tylko nie mów nikomu" and a multitude of articles detailing the abuse of power by church representatives. Forty-five percent of respondents chose this as the biggest crisis.
Ranking of the most significant public relations controversies in Poland in 2019, according to public relations industry representatives
* 1. Release of the film "Tylko nie mów nikomu" and a multitude of articles detailing the abuse of power by church representatives
2. Well-publicized string of scandals surrounding Marian Banaś after his election as president of the Supreme Audit Office.
3. High salaries of the closest coworkers of Adam Glapiński, president of the National Bank of Poland.
4. Organized social media defamation of judges unfavorable to government reform of the judiciary. These "troll attacks" led to the resignation or dismissal of multiple judges and the Deputy Minister of Justice.
5. Failure of a sewage treatment plant in Warsaw.
6. Marek Kuchciński (former Marshal of the Polish parliament), used government planes over a hundred times to fly with fellow politicians and his own family.
7. Controversies around the election of new judges at the Constitutional Court.
8. IKEA dismissing an employee for anti-LGBT speech.
9. Coca Cola's marketing campaign "Wszystkie ręce na pokład!" ("All hands on deck!"), part of which involved sending empty plastic bottles to Polish journalists and influencers as recycling incentive.
10. Arrest of a Chinese Huawei employee over espionage allegations by Polish authorities.
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