Author: MPM
Orban Launches Attack on Prominent University in Hungary
Hungarian government is poised to shut down the Central European University (CEU), George Soros’ key asset in the country. The Ministry of Human Capacities in Budapest…
Paul Myers: News Organizations Should Not Be Intimidated
Interview with BBC’s Paul Myers Paul Myers joined the BBC in 1995 as an information researcher. In time, with the growing significance of the internet, Mr…
News Media in Africa: The Big Boys on Facebook
Today, we released Facebook Index Africa, which ranks Africa-based news media according to how much of the local Facebook markets they control. Big Boys on…
Tamas Bodoky: Readers Pay for Our Investigative Journalism
Interview with Hungarian-born Tamas Bodoky, a Budapest-based investigative journalist and editor leading Atlatszo.hu. Co-founded back in 2011 by Mr Bodoky, Atlatszo is a watchdog NGO and investigative…
Hungary’s Main Opposition Newspaper Shut Down
Nepszabadsag’s publisher, Mediaworks announced that it has suspended the paper’s operations. This is arguably the biggest event in Hungary’s media history since the collapse of…
Catalin Tolontan: How a Romanian Sports Reporter Turned Into a Bold Muckraker
For Romanian-born Catalin Tolontan, the principle that has guided his journalistic work for the past 15 years has been to not fear those about whom…
Paul Radu: Journalists Must Uncover the Media’s Masters
Interview with Paul Radu of Romania Romanian-born investigative journalist Paul Radu manages the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and is co-creator of the Investigative Dashboard concept and of the RISE…
Sky News Report on Illegal Arms Trafficking in Romania: A Massive Journalistic Blunder?
Newly released information from the investigation in the case of Sky News report on illegal arms trafficking in Romania points to a massive journalistic flub. The “arms…
What Happens When Media Oligarchs Go Shopping?
Mighty, politically well-connected oligarchs are in the mood for retail therapy, and their targets are media outlets. Their influence over journalism has begun to reach…
Sky News Investigative Report Turns out to Be Bogus
In a report aired last Sunday, British broadcaster Sky News claimed that “gun dealers in Romania are willing to sell illegal weapons to anyone, including terrorists.” It…
