Łukasz Lipiński – a fantastic journalist, resident of Gdańsk, deputy head of the Polityka weekly, has died

Łukasz Lipiński (1973 – 2024)

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Dwell till the tip, 100%

It was most likely this final 12 months, marked by a critical sickness, that confirmed what sort of individual Łukasz was. Whereas preventing pancreatic most cancers, he misplaced quite a lot of weight, misplaced his hair on account of the remedy, and felt that he had much less and fewer power. But it surely by no means occurred to him to really feel sorry for himself. Łukasz determined that since he did not have many days left, he needed to spend them as greatest he might.

He continued to seem on TVN24 and on-line channels as a commentator. He continued to put in writing journalistic analyzes of Polish actuality. He was factual and easily uncompromising in vital issues. Certainly one of his feedback:

I activate TVP Data solely to seek out out what are the tendencies in PiS information of the day. Typically, purely out of obligation, I watch TVP’s “Wiadomości”. To say that it’s a disgusting propaganda spectacle that has nothing to do with journalism is to say nothing. “I do not respect anybody who reveals up there,” Kazik sang.

Between work, household and soccer

It’s price saying that – in these tough months of Łukasz’s struggle for all times to the fullest – the weekly “Polityka” was fantastically preserved, giving him a free hand in skilled issues and each attainable assist.

So Łukasz labored as a lot as he might and wished. He was alleged to have time for his household and himself. It was additionally about giving him time to satisfy not less than a number of of his goals. As a soccer fan, Łukasz actually wished to see the Premier League stay. It labored – a number of months in the past he went to the London derby and got here again delighted.

Generally, he attended matches loads, ideally together with his sons. The 2 elders, Mikołaj and Michał, are from the primary marriage, Konstanty – from the second. Mikołaj is finding out overseas. Łukasz got here to the stadium with center and youthful gamers. Michał has simply acquired into medical college, he shaved his head “to nothing” to point out how a lot he’s together with his dad in these tough instances. Kostek – to Łukasz’s pleasure, he turned a soccer participant within the junior crew.

These three may very well be seen at matches in Gdańsk and Warsaw. They went to Lechia and Polonia Warsaw. Łukasz was glad that the White and Greens managed to return to the highest league inside one season and that the Black Shirts remained within the Fortuna 1st League.

He beloved Gdańsk, he beloved Lechia and our Gdańsk stadium, the “Amber Delight”

– says the president of Area Gdańsk, Rafał Mańkus, buddy of Łukasz Lipiński.

Łukasz Lipiński (second from the left) on the Lechia match. Seated from the correct: Piotr Borawski, deputy mayor of Gdańsk and prof. Jacek Tebinka from the College of Gdańsk. On the left – the creator of the textual content

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Trustworthy to the spirit of August

Łukasz had been dwelling in Warsaw for over 20 years, so what was most vital was within the capital, however he nonetheless got here to Gdańsk every time he might. Initially – go to his mom, who has all the time been a job mannequin for him. It was a home concerned within the actions of the primary “Solidarity” and dwelling the August ethos. Łukasz remembered from his childhood this glorious breeze of freedom and the keenness of adults, after which – the dramatic episodes of martial regulation.

He entered maturity in free Poland. He was a graduate of the Second Secondary Faculty in Gdańsk. He graduated from the School of Regulation of the College of Gdańsk.

On the finish of 1996, the Gdańsk department of Gazeta Wyborcza introduced that it was on the lookout for interns to work in journalism. A crowd got here and three folks have been welcomed – amongst them Luke. He confirmed extraordinary effectivity and a way of statement. After the preliminary interview, the candidates have been merely alleged to exit and convey an fascinating subject. Łukasz discovered from passers-by that in entrance of the publish workplace on Długa Road there are two packing containers – one for home letters, the opposite for native ones. Nevertheless, at a sure time, postal staff got here to choose up these letters with one basket, mixing the contents of each packing containers. Łukasz requested the place the which means was right here – and that is how he all the time seemed for which means within the matters he described.

They mentioned decelerate, however he nodded

He labored for “Gazeta Wyborcza” for 15 years. When he moved from Gdańsk to Warsaw, he began within the financial division (deputy head in 2001-2006), then he was the top of the international division (2006-2008) and home division (2008-2012).

After leaving Wyborcza, he selected to work for the Polityka Perception analytical web site, which was one thing distinctive and revolutionary on the Polish media market. Łukasz created it from scratch, he was the director of research at PI.

We went towards the grain – at a time when everyone seems to be complaining concerning the declining degree of journalism and tabloidization of the media, we’ve got constructed a web site primarily based on prime quality, data evaluation and sometimes specialised information.

– he later wrote on one of many social networking websites.

He had, amongst others, a number of thousand edited analyzes and several other dozen complete experiences. This gave him professional information on financial and political points.

From 2018, he was the editor-in-chief of Polityka.pl. and deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly “Polityka”.

His editorial workplace introduced the loss of life of Łukasz Lipiński:

Actually, he by no means gave in to the illness: he traveled, met, labored, deliberate. He lived 100%, that is what he wished – he solely nodded when somebody instructed him: “decelerate, relaxation.” Husband and pa. A great and clever man. We can not come to phrases with Łukasz’s departure. Our ideas are together with his family members.