Deutsch This article is part of IPI’s series “Europe media freedom in the shadow of Covid“. When the coronavirus pandemic hit Hungary in early March, its effects were felt through the country’s entire economy. The already beleaguered Hungarian media sector was particularly badly hit when advertising revenue fell to minuscule levels. This forced many businesses […]

Read in English Dieser Artikel ist Teil der IPI-Reihe „Medienfreiheit in Europa im Schatten von Covid.“ Als die Coronavirus-Pandemie Anfang März Ungarn traf, spürte man ihre Auswirkungen in der gesamten Wirtschaft des Landes. Der bereits angeschlagene ungarische Mediensektor wurde besonders hart getroffen, als die Werbeeinnahmen auf ein verschwindend geringes Niveau sanken. Dies zwang viele Unternehmen […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed serious concern over reports that the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested its embassies in EU countries to deliver information about the activities of Hungarian journalists abroad. The global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom accused the Orban government of abusing the country’s […]

The European Union must take action to stop the accelerating elimination of press freedom in Hungary, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today after a government regulator rejected the license renewal of Hungary’s last independent radio broadcaster. Hungary’s Media Council, which is controlled by Viktor Orbán’s FIDESZ party, rejected the renewal application of Klubrádió, meaning […]