The Prime Minister’s video on media freedom
A left-wing site dismisses the Prime Minister’s argument that the abundance of outlets harshly critical of his government is vivid proof of a free press in Hungary. A pro-government outlet takes the...
View ArticleGovernment accused of using spyware
As the government stands accused of using spyware to monitor critical journalists and other individuals, a left-wing pundit likens PM Orbán to the dictators of the East. Pro-government commentators are...
View ArticleMárky-Zay wants a base in future Parliament
A conservative columnist believes new fault-lines may appear within the opposition, as their newly elected candidate for Prime Minister asks for civic candidates to be included on the joint opposition...
View ArticleLeft-wing pundit demands more media space for Márki-Zay
A left-wing commentator urges the public media to grant regular airtime to the opposition candidate for Prime Minister. In Népszava, Miklós Hagitai thinks that the national public radio station should...
View ArticleMárki-Zay depicted as a foreign agent
The leading pro-government daily accuses the opposition frontrunner of ‘collusion with foreign actors’. The paper claims that Márki-Zay’s movement as well as pro-opposition NGOs and journalists are...
View ArticleMedia criticized on both sides
A liberal pundit castigates the opposition-leaning media for failing to fulfil its primary democratic function. A pro-government commentator calls on the state television to abandon its biased and...
View ArticleLeft-wing mayor ignores pro-government journalist
A liberal and a right-wing journalist offer diametrically opposed takes on the decision of Budapest 9th district Mayor to ignore questions by a pro-government interviewee on ATV. Last Friday in an...
View ArticleDK launches online TV channel
A liberal commentator accuses the Democratic Coalition of trying to emulate government propaganda by launching its own – equally biased – YouTube television channel. On Friday, the Democratic Coalition...
View ArticleA leftist view on why the opposition ‘always loses’
A left-wing commentator urges opposition parties to get down to the hard job of organising a nationwide network of activists and thereby reach out to Hungarian households. On Mérce, Péter Tárkányi...
View ArticleMedia war in Poland
Opinions in Hungary regarding efforts by the new Polish government to remove the management of the public media company are sharply divided. In Poland, the Minister of Culture has put the state Media...
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