Tag: Index.hu
Google Bankrolls Oligarch-Owned Media Group in Hungary
Google joins the Hungarian government of Viktor Orban and its allies in funding the company that runs Origo, a Hungarian pro-government news portal. The recent…
Hungary: Prime Minister’s Allies Take Over Popular News Website
Hungarian businessman Zoltan Speder sold in mid-September 2018 his stake in the company cemp-X Online, which owns several publications and indirectly controls Index.hu, Hungary’s largest independent…
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…
Internet Is Censored in Two-Thirds of the World
Many believe the Internet equals freedom of information. Recently, that has been less and less the case. Maung Saung Kha, a 23-year old poet from…
The Anti-Orban Revolution Won’t Be Televised
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban has been quietly gaining control over a media empire, especially TV assets, with the help of oligarchs fighting to win…
European Court Decision Allows Media to Be Less Paranoid About Online Comments
In summer 2015, a much-criticized decision by Europe’s human rights court left online portals anxious about what comments they allowed on their sites. Now, the…
