The International Press Institute (IPI) today published a new report written by regional media experts and investigative journalists on the investment of Hungarian capital in foreign media and the implications for the spread of Viktor Orbán’s “illiberal” model of media control. On April 3, Hungary will hold parliamentary elections pitching the incumbent prime minister, Viktor […]

The IPI global network today condemned a Hungarian government decree which – despite a court order – ensured journalists from independent media titles could continue be barred from reporting from inside hospitals. IPI called on the Fidesz government and its pandemic management body to approve future requests for journalists to access health facilities and stop […]

The IPI global network joined the annual media conference of the Budapest Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) on December 2 to discuss the disturbing decline of press freedom in Hungary. This year’s focus was on the Hungarian government’s illegal use of Pegasus cyber surveillance technology.   Speakers included IPI Europe Advocacy Officer Jamie Wiseman; Eva […]

Breaking through the challenging media environment that the Orbán government has created over the past decade in Hungary, Nyugat is providing defiantly independent news while working to rebuild trust in the media by emotionally appealing to readers, write Vidya Kathirgamalingam and Jacqui Park   Launched 21 years ago as an experiment at the “dawn of […]