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> the government in Hungary has “systematically dismantled media independence, freedom and pluralism, distorted the media market and divided the journalistic co
by Isamu 7y ago
> the government in Hungary has “systematically dismantled media independence, freedom and pluralism, distorted the media market and divided the journalistic community in the country, achieving a degree of media control unprecedented in an EU member state.”
News to me. Can anyone comment on this?
- robtherobber 7y agoApologies for not writing a summary of these, but I fear I'll gut out important stuff. However, here are some links that certainly can do a good job at telling what's been happening in Hungary: - https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/13/17823488/hungary-democracy-authoritarianism-trump https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/13/17823488/h... - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/world/europe/hungary-democracy-orban.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/world/europe/hungary-demo... - https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/hungary/2019-08-15/how-democratic-hungary https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/hungary/2019-08-15/h... - https://www.economist.com/briefing/2019/08/29/how-viktor-orban-hollowed-out-hungarys-democracy https://www.economist.com/briefing/2019/08/29/how-viktor-orb...