Leading Austrian newspapers are to carry on Thursday an IPI Austria insert calling on the Hungarian government to withdraw recently-passed media legislation heavily criticised by top EU politicians, the OSCE, journalists and a host of press freedom and freedom of expression groups. The insert – signed by the IPI Austria National Committee, Reporters without Borders […]

Hungary’s newly-instituted media council (NMHH) launched an inquiry into Tilos radio station in September, according to a letter from the council on the station’s website, (English information here). The inquiry relates to the station’s broadcast of two songs by American rapper Ice-T in its 1730h program. According to the letter from the NMHH, the songs’ lyrics […]

This editorial was originally published on the front page of the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper, on Dec. 21, 2010, and is reprinted with permission. Adam Michnik is the editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza. He is also a historian, essayist and political commentator. He was a leading organiser of democratic opposition in Communist Poland, and was imprisoned by the authorities for […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), will hold a press freedom fact-finding mission to Hungary on 15-16 December 2010. The mission participants will be: SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Board Member Marta Palics, and IPI Press Freedom and Communications Manager Anthony Mills. They will […]