Robert Tomasz Mazurek (born 17 September 1971) is a Polish journalist, columnist and traveler.
Education
He is a graduate of journalism at the
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...
, where he also conducts classes with students.
Career
Journalistic career
Since the early 1990s, Robert Mazurek published reports and essays on his travels, focusing particularly on countries in the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa. His works appeared in publications such as Nowe Państwo,
Tygodnik Powszechny
''Tygodnik Powszechny'' (, ''The Common Weekly'') is a Polish Roman Catholic weekly magazine, published in Kraków, which focuses on social, cultural and political issues. It was established in 1945 under the auspices of Cardinal Adam Stefan Sap ...
,
Rzeczpospolita
() is a traditional Polish term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "rzeczpospolita", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage" "thing, matter" and "common" is analogous to the Latin ''rēs pūblica' ...
, and Dziennik. From 2010 onwards, his travel columns have been featured monthly in Poznaj Åšwiat. He served as deputy editor-in-chief at the monthly magazine
Film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
, and contributed as a journalist to
Życie
''Życie'' (, "Life") was an illustrated weekly established in 1897 and published in Kraków and Lwów in the Austrian partition of Poland. Founded by Ludwik Szczepański, with time it became one of the most popular Polish literary and artistic ...
and
Wprost
''Wprost'' (, meaning "Directly") is a Polish weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland. Between 2006 and 2009, Mazurek penned columns and conducted weekly interviews under in Dziennik, transferring them to Rzeczpospolita in September 2009 ( continued in the weekend edition of Plus Minus until December 2016). He was also a co-founder of the quarterly publication Fronda.
Mazurek wrote journalistic pieces and historical reports for the weekly magazine Nowe Państwo. He notably conducted the first Polish interview with the judge
Stefan Michnik
Stefan Michnik (28 September 1929 – 27 July 2021) was a Ministry of Public Security (Poland), military judge of the Eastern Bloc, Soviet-dominated regime in People's Republic of Poland, post-World War II Poland, and a Captain (armed forces), ...
, who resided in Sweden, and with
Kazimierz Mijal
Kazimierz Romuald Mijal (September 15, 1910 – January 28, 2010) was a Polish communist politician and dissident, best known for founding the illegal Communist Party of Poland (Mijal) in opposition to the Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP) i ...
.
In collaboration with Igor Zalewski, Mazurek initiated the satirical column in the weekly Nowe Państwo in April 1998. This column provided an overview of political events through short, sarcastic, and ironic notes. The authors introduced several concepts into public discourse, including terms like the Belarusian Television branch in Warsaw (in reference to TVP during the presidency of , Brunatny Robert (about Robert Kwiatkowski), and the most famous Polish mulatto (about
Andrzej Lepper
Andrzej Zbigniew Lepper (; 13 June 1954 – 5 August 2011) was a Polish people, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture, and the leader of Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland. Known for his radical rhetoric and agg ...
). The Rywin affair was first detailed in this column.
The column gained significant popularity in the weekly Wprost from 2002 to 2010, and later moved (from June 2010) to
Fakt
''Fakt'' (, Polish for "fact") is a Polish tabloid daily newspaper published in Warsaw, Poland, by Ringier Axel Springer Polska (a Swiss-German joint-venture subsidiary of Axel Springer SE and Ringier), and is one of the best-selling papers i ...
. From 2011 to 2012, it was published in the weekly
Uważam Rze
''Uważam Rze. Inaczej pisane'' was a Polish conservative weekly news weekly.
History
The weekly was launched on 7 February 2011 under the editorship of Paweł Lisicki. It was owned by Presspublica, which was bought by Polish businessman Gr ...
, and from December 2012 to June 2018 in the weekly
Sieci
''Sieci'' (, Literal translation, lit.: ''the Network''), also stylised as ''W Sieci'', ''wSieci'', or ''Tygodnik Sieci''; is a right-wing Weekly news magazine, weekly magazine published in Poland.
. His columns are currently featured on the portal wPolityce.pl, associated with the weekly , under the series .
Since 2011, Mazurek has contributed wine columns to the weekly magazine Uważam Rze, and since 2013 to the weekly Sieci. Since February 2017, he has conducted interviews for the weekend edition of
Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
''Dziennik Gazeta Prawna'' (, ''Daily Legal Newspaper''; abbreviation: DGP) is a Polish legal and business daily newspaper, headquartered in Warsaw and published from Monday to Friday. The paper focuses on law, taxes and finances. The publisher o ...
. From October 2018, his columns and have been published in "Plus Minus", the weekend supplement of the daily Rzeczpospolita.
In 2010, he was awarded the Golden Fish for Best Columnist.
In 2021, Mazurek and
Krzysztof Stanowski Krzysztof Stanowski may refer to:
* Krzysztof Stanowski (civic leader)
* Krzysztof Stanowski (journalist)
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published a poetry book titled , with proceeds donated to charity.
Radio and television career
In 2005, alongside Igor Zalewski, he co-hosted the program ''Lekka jazda Mazurka i Zalewskiego'' on
TVP1
TVP1 (TVP Jeden, ''Telewizja Polska 1'', ''Program Pierwszy Telewizji Polskiej'', ''"Jedynka"'') is the main public television channel of Telewizja Polska, TVP (Telewizja Polska S.A.), Poland's national television broadcaster. It was the first Po ...
. He later hosted the morning edition of ''#dziejesienazywo'' on
Wirtualna Polska
Wirtualna Polska (WP ) (lit. Virtual Poland) is a group of companies operating in the media and e-commerce sectors.
The WP Group owns the Wirtualna Polska horizontal portal founded in 1995 and known for being the first internet portal in Polan ...
in 2016. Since September 2016, he has hosted ''Poranna Rozmowa'' on
RMF FM
RMF FM (abbreviation to ''Radio Muzyka Fakty FM'', translation: ''Radio Music Facts FM''; previously: ''Radio Małopolska Fun FM''; translation: ''Radio Lesser Poland Fun FM'') is the first commercial radio station in Poland, currently broadca ...
. Starting July 2020, he has led the program ''Mazurek słucha'' on
Polskie Radio Program II
Polskie Radio Program II, also known as PR2 or Dwójka, is a radio channel produced by the Polish public broadcaster, Polskie Radio. It is dedicated to classical music, culture, and the arts. Thanks to its extensive cooperation with other public ...
, engaging in conversations with prominent figures from media, culture, and art about their favorite music. He co-hosted the journalistic program ''Mazurek & Stanowski'' with
Krzysztof Stanowski Krzysztof Stanowski may refer to:
* Krzysztof Stanowski (civic leader)
* Krzysztof Stanowski (journalist)
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on the
Kanał Sportowy
''Kanał Sportowy'' ("The Sports Channel") is an online sports channel founded at the end of 2019 (it started operating in March 2020).
Many of the programs are run by its owners: Mateusz Borek, Michał Pol, Tomasz Smokowski. In November 2023, ...
YouTube channel. Since February 2024, the ''Mazurek & Stanowski'' program has been continued on a new YouTube channel,
Kanał Zero
''Kanał Zero'' (Polish for "Channel Zero") is a Polish general-interest YouTube channel founded on 24 October 2023 by Krzysztof Stanowski, officially launched on 1 February 2024. The channel has garnered over 1.98 million subscribers and accumul ...