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Hungarian Media Leak Exposes Russian Propaganda Support

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The Hungarian government is moving to restructure public media operations, including plans to suspend certain operations to ensure objectivity and impartiality. The move involves restructuring state advertising and managing the impact on independent media resilience. These changes follow significant political shifts and government scandals in the country. Director Andrash Foldash has released a new film titled 80 Angry Journalists regarding media control in Hungary. The film documents a 2020 event where 80 journalists resigned en masse to establish the independent news site Telix. Foldash noted the difficulty of competing against pro-Orban outlets supported by state advertising and oligarch funding. Some journalists at pro-Orban outlets have reportedly begun speaking out in recent days, according to the report.

The Hungarian government is moving to restructure public media operations, including plans to suspend certain operations to ensure objectivity and impartiality. The move involves restructuring state advertising and managing the impact on independent media resilience. These changes follow significant political shifts and government scandals in the country. Director Andrash Foldash has released a new film titled 80 Angry Journalists regarding media control in Hungary. The film documents a 2020 event where 80 journalists resigned en masse to establish the independent news site Telix. Foldash noted the difficulty of competing against pro-Orban outlets supported by state advertising and oligarch funding. Some journalists at pro-Orban outlets have reportedly begun speaking out in recent days, according to the report. Observers in Budapest suggest signs of changing moods within the media landscape. A leak of stolen data from Hungarian media group Mediaworks has been published online. The data reportedly confirms Russian assistance in efforts to influence political narratives regarding the Zelenskyy administration.

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC Radio 4

“Laws that he's going to fully suspend the operations of public media until it can be ensured that it is fully objective and impartial.”

KQED FM

“Foldash's new film tells the story of one of Hungary's once independent new... In 2020 journalists revolted, 80 of them resigned en masse and set up their own independent news site called Telix.”

Mastodon

“Ungarn: Riesige Menge gestohlener Daten von Orbáns Propagandamaschine Mediaworks online veröffentlicht. Leak bestätigt bereits „Hilfe von Russland, um Selenskyj ins Vi...”

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