Fiery Debate at the German Ambassador’s Residence about the Role of Media (L-R) Zoltán Szalai, Gergely Prőhle, Jennifer Wilton An inspiring debate has taken place at the German Ambassador's residence in Budapest... 2024.03.12.
Elon Musk Agrees with Viktor Orbán’s Assessment of Vera Jourová In a post published on X (formerly Twitter), Viktor Orbán responded to the words of Věra Jourová, who reported on... 2023.10.06.
Americans Do Not Have Full Picture of What Is Happening in Their Country, according to Researcher Bill D'Agostino, Senior Researcher at the Media Research Center, gave an interview to Hungary's Radio Kossuth where, among other things,... 2023.03.06.
Opposition Reluctant to Accept Invitations to Public Media Recent data published by the public media broadcaster MTVA shows that while the opposition complains that they do not get... 2022.12.02.
EP Delegation Calls for Continued Dialogue with Hungary The European Parliament's cultural committee paid a visit to Budapest to get some insights into recent developments in the country’s... 2022.11.07.
Fidesz MEP Criticizes Partisan EP Mission The European Parliament's cultural committee is expected to visit Hungary in November, yet according to Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch, their... 2022.10.27.
Several Govt-Critical Western and Hungarian Outlets Denied Entry at ‘Conservative Jamboree’ CPAC While the event also defines itself as being pro-freedom of speech, the organizers of the first European Conservative Political Action... 2022.05.23.
Poll: Majority of Hungarians Say Press Is Not Free in Hungary "More than half of people in four former communist central European counties fear media freedom is in danger, with significant... 2022.04.30.
Chancellor Scholz ‘cherish the idea that Orbán is transforming his country into an autocratic state’ – Political Scientist Patzelt on Germany’s Perception of Hungary "Von der Leyen and her circle, as well as the SPD and its chancellor, cherish the idea that Viktor Orbán... 2022.04.29.
Media Authority: EU Media Freedom Law’s Detailed Rules Should Be National Competency Hungary's National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) supports the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) only if creating the detailed rules... 2022.04.06.
Polish Election Observer: OSCE Assumes Narrative of the Hungarian Opposition “The OSCE’s (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) report assumes the narrative of the Hungarian opposition, evoking biased journalism... 2022.04.01.
Several Pro-Fidesz Websites Hacked by Anonymous Several pro-Fidesz websites were apparently hacked by Monday morning. At first, it could be read on the pages that they... 2022.03.28.
MTVA: OSCE ‘Trying to Drag Hungarian Public Media into Politics’ with ‘Pre-Judged’ Report The OSCE's interim report which refers to the state of Hungarian public media in connection with its mission to monitor... 2022.03.24.
Pro-gov’t Media Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits for Correction as Gov’t Critical Publications Government-critical news site Átlátszó has received data on the 2021 media correction lawsuits from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest. According... 2022.02.21.
Entire Editorial Staff of Transindex Resigned for Political Reasons The entire editorial staff of Transindex news portal in Transylvania resigned on Tuesday morning for political reasons, according to a... 2022.02.16.
International Press Institute Condemns Orbán Gov’t for Continuing to Bar Journalists from Reporting on the Pandemic The International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned a recent Hungarian government decree, which despite a court order, ensures the continued... 2022.02.09.
After Court Ruling, Gov’t Issues Decree to Uphold Decision re Independent Press Presence in Hospitals Just as a court ruled that the government unlawfully banned independent press outlets from entering hospitals during the raging pandemic,... 2022.02.07.
Court: Gov’t Unlawfully Banned Press from Hospitals during Pandemic The Budapest-Capital Regional Court established that the Ministry of Human Resources' (EMMI) decision to ban independent press from entering hospitals... 2022.02.04.
Justice Min: Media Pluralism Not Fundamental Right but Connected to Market Europe is embroiled in a "truth war" being fought over "our future, the survival of the Hungarian nation and a... 2022.01.28.
Commission Plans New Media Rules in EU, Hungarian Media Landscape May Be a Reason The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals... 2021.12.08.
EBU Slams State Media for Lack of Trust; CEO Says ‘Slanderous Statements’ Published without Verification A recent report of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has established that the Hungarian state media has the lowest trust... 2021.12.07.
