Zur deutschen Version 2020 was the most difficult year for Hungarian media since the fall of the Berlin Wall over 30 years ago. The slow suffocation of independent outlets by the government was sped up, and the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact forced all media companies to tighten their belts. But the scariest development, at least […]

Read in English 2020 war für die ungarischen Medien das schwierigste Jahr seit dem Fall der Berliner Mauer vor über 30 Jahren. Das langsame Ersticken unabhängiger Medien durch die Regierung wurde beschleunigt, und die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Coronavirus-Pandemie zwangen alle Medienunternehmen, den Gürtel enger zu schnallen. Aber die beängstigendste Entwicklung, zumindest aus der Sicht der […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today demanded that Egypt reveal the whereabouts of photojournalist Mohamed al-Raai, who disappeared after interrogation by the National Security Agency. According to media reports, Mohamed al-Raai, who works for the newspaper Darb, has been missing since the […]

Petr Kellner, the richest person in the Czech Republic, has become the owner of the influential TV station Nova. His acquisition has expanded the group of the richest Czechs who over the last decade have become the owners of almost all the country’s major media companies. Among this list are the current Prime Minister Andrej […]