Democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism: A Hungarian perspective (1/2)
Budapest, Hungary – Even with the polls not looking so good for the world’s favorite populist authoritarian wanna-be Donald Trump, it’s difficultContinue Reading
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Budapest, Hungary – Even with the polls not looking so good for the world’s favorite populist authoritarian wanna-be Donald Trump, it’s difficultContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Economia, one of the largest Czech media conglomerates owned by tycoon Zdenek Bakala, has pledged the heftyContinue Reading
Interview with Hungarian journalist Veronika Munk, founder and editor-in-chief of Telex.hu, and former deputy chief-editor of Index.hu. In July, SzabolcsContinue Reading
Telex.hu, the new media project created by former Index journalists, definitely came with a bang. Written in The Guardian-style font,Continue Reading
Index’s readership has plummeted since its editorial staff resigned en masse at the end of last month, over fears itContinue Reading
András Földes doesn’t know when he’ll be able to pack his bags for his next story in the field. UntilContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Thousands marched for press freedom in Budapest on Saturday evening in solidarity with Index, Hungary’s largest andContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Index, the leading independent news portal in Hungary, suffered a fatal blow this week after several keyContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Sme daily’s editor-in-chief Beata Balogová became the first Slovak to win the coveted European Press Prize forContinue Reading
The Czech media landscape – heavily hit by the loss of advertising revenue due to the pandemic – has changedContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – A 64-year old Hungarian man was taken into custody, accused of spreading fake news, after a FacebookContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – In a sign of escalating tensions, Hungary has summoned the ambassadors of five Nordic states after theirContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary and Poland have fallen to their lowest ever positions in the latest World Press Freedom Index,Continue Reading