September 3, 2020 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Gábor Polyák
How Index.hu, for long Hungary's most trusted and popular source of independent news, was finally brought low....
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May 20, 2019 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Recent •
by Paula Kennedy
Most autocratic leaders do their utmost to maintain a tight grip over all sources of information in their country, but few in recent years have done this as systematically and as effectively as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. The figures tell...
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May 3, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Recent •
by Gábor Polyák
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has introduced new legislation that could lead to the closure of Budapest’s Central European University. Gabor Polyak, a media law and policy specialist at University of Pecs, Budapest, argues the...
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April 26, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Caroline Lees
The 2017 World Press Freedom Index, published today, reveals that violations of the freedom to inform are no longer the prerogative of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships. Once taken for granted, media freedom is proving to be...
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October 30, 2015 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics •
by Jan Zielonka
The ruling party in Hungary, Fidesz, has persistently tried to transform public-service television into its propaganda tool, but seen rather perverse results. The more TV programmes played to the Fidesz tune, the less people watched it....
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