Google Warns Hungarian Journalists of Gov’t-Backed Cyberattack Google has warned Hungarian investigative journalists that they were potential targets of a government-backed cyberattack, trying to access their accounts.... 2021.10.08.
Pro-Fidesz Tabloids Lose Lawsuit Against Hadházy, Claim Author of Defamatory Articles Unknown Following proven instances of defamation and falsehoods, pro-government tabloids Ripost and Origo have refused to give out the details of... 2021.10.08.
Hungarian Gov’t Isolates Literature and Media with LGBTQ Content The first element of Hungary’s ban on the promotion of homosexuality has been written into law and will take effect... 2021.08.11.
Press Roundup: Feud Between ATV and Klubrádió Since Spirit FM, the online radio station twinned with ATV, has been provisionally authorised to broadcast on Klubrádió’s orphaned frequency,... 2021.05.10.
Hungarian Conservative Magazine to Begin Publication Mid-April A new bimonthly magazine, titled Hungarian Conservative, is set to share its first publication on April 15. Launched by the... 2021.04.13.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Journalist Fined for Offending Hungarians Commenting on the verdict of the Kúria (the supreme court), liberal lawyers express outrage, while a representative of the plaintiffs... 2021.03.27.
Journalist Fined for Calling Hungarians ‘Filthy Hungarian Migrants’ in Ironic Op-ed Hungary’s Supreme Court Kúria fined liberal Hungarian journalist Árpád W. Tóta for one of his op-ed articles, in which he... 2021.03.25.
Finance Minister Praises State of Press Freedom in Hungary The freedom of the press is fully guaranteed by Hungarian legislation, media operate on a market basis and the government... 2021.03.05.
EP Debate on Hungarian Interference in Slovenian and North Macedonian Media A Fidesz MEP has slammed a debate held in the European Parliament on Wednesday on Hungarian influence in Slovenian and... 2020.11.26.
Index’s Departed Staff Kickstarts New Portal ‘Telex’ Former Index journalists who quit in late July after the editor-in-chief's removal by the management, kicked-off their new online paper.... 2020.10.05.
Germans, Hungarians Trust Each Other, says survey Germans and Hungarians trust each other, with 80 percent willing to have the other national as a friend or relative,... 2020.09.22.
New Rightist, Pro-Gov’t TV Channel Pesti TV Starts Airing The right-wing, pro-government media portfolio has been further extended, after Pesti TV, a channel established by personalities around pro-Fidesz tabloid... 2020.09.16.
National Media and Info-communications Authority Revokes Frequency License of Klubrádió The National Media and Info-communications Authority (NMHH) did not renew the frequency license of Klubrádió Budapest on the 92.9 MHz... 2020.09.11.
Editor-in-Chief of Hungary’s Leading News Site ‘Index’ Gets Fired Szabolcs Dull, the editor-in-chief of Hungary’s most popular news website Index.hu, was dismissed on Wednesday after he had announced that... 2020.07.23.
Leading News Outlet Index’s New CEO Resigns After Several Days Index.hu Inc., the owner of Hungary’s most popular news site, will continue to operate without a CEO, as newly elected... 2020.06.30.
‘Index,’ Hungary’s Leading News Outlet Scared of Losing Independence The editor-in-chief, and most of the editorial staff of Index, Hungary's leading news outlet, feel that the paper's independence is... 2020.06.23.
Audit Office: Political Ads in Conventional Media Transparent The transparency and accountability of political advertisements has improved in conventional media thanks to several amendments to regulations since 2010,... 2020.06.03.
Council of Europe Leader to PM Orbán: Coronavirus Emergency Measures Must Respect Democratic Principles In a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the Council of Europe’s Secretary-General Marija Pejčinović Burić warned that "measures which... 2020.03.25.
European Commission: Emergency Measures Should be Proportionate and Necessary, Freedom of Press Important On Monday, the opposition voted against deviating from house rules in connection with the parliamentary debate on indefinitely extending the validity... 2020.03.24.
Coronavirus – Orbán: Small Businesses in Further Sectors Granted Tax Exemption The government has organised its response to the new coronavirus outbreak along the policing, military, health-care and economic aspects of... 2020.03.23.
Hungary Media Free with Wide Range of Views, Says US State Dept Report Hungary's media players are active and express a wide range of views, the US State Department said in its 2019... 2020.03.12.
