Author: Tom Popper
Posted in The Hot Potato
Subtly Silenced by the Hungarian Government
The editor in chief of Budapest Business Journal is leaving the newspaper. Here, he explains why. Along with passing a package of restrictive media laws…
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The Sorry, Sorry State of State Media
In a study released recently, Marius Dragomir introduces a new tool to assess the editorial independence of the world’s state media and finds that nearly 80% of...
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