Closely-watched Freedom of Speech: The Media in Hungary
Closely-watched Freedom of Speech: The Media in Hungary
Author(s): Veronika Jóźwiak
Subject(s): Politics, Media studies, Communication studies, Government/Political systems, Politics and communication
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Hungary; freedom of speech; media; politics; democracy;
Summary/Abstract: On 24 July, the editors of Index.hu, the leading Hungarian news site, announced the end of its functioning. This significantly limits access to non-governmental information sources in Hungary. Index.hu could be directly influenced by the authorities through economic instruments. As a result of changes in the Hungarian media market after 2010, the mass media do not provide a large variety of content to a wide audience, and do not fulfil their function of overseeing the authorities, which lowers the democratic standards in this country.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English
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