The freedom of the media is more than just a matter of regulation. It also boils down to how much importance people attribute to free press, whether the demand for […]
“The content presented on the awarded frequency may contain traces of the original commitments.” — (anonymous document inspector) Studying recent decisions of the media authority, I became curious to […]
In its resource guide entitled What is community radio?, the AMARC (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters) defines community radio as “having three aspects: non-profit making, community ownership and control, […]
“You are not going to bite the hand that feeds you” — this is the quotation that, by way of a motto, introduces a 2008 report by the Open Society […]
A series of surveys by Mertek Media Monitor analyzing the state of the freedom of the press in Hungary. We performed surveys in several fields within the complex topic of […]
The research project aims at bringing empirical methods to examine how a variety of media outlets with the largest audiences have presented public affairs content in two specific periods during […]
Critical accounts of Hungary’s new media regulations have typically centered on reservations and concerns over content-related stipulations in terms of scope of application, semantic ambiguity, and possible sanctions. In this […]
With a daily circulation of 62,000 and a daily readership of 220,000 (2011 Q4 data), Népszabadság is Hungary’s largest daily devoted to politics and public affairs. Népszabadság Zrt., the publisher, […]
On June 18, FM1 Zrt, the company that operates Neo FM, filed for bankruptcy protection. Two days later, the Media Council, exercising its right under the Media Act, canceled the […]
HVG.hu carefully walked around the economic environment of the national commercial radio stations. One of them is alive and well, the other one only exists by the mercy of the […]