JOINT POSITION PAPER TO THE HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON MEDIA FREEDOM AND PLURALISM CREATED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON THE HUNGARIAN MEDIA LAW AND ITS APPLICATION BY THE HUNGARIAN EUROPE SOCIETY, HUNGARIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, EÖTVÖS KÁROLY PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE AND THE STANDARDS (MÉRTÉK) MEDIA MONITOR jointpospaper.pdf The purpose of this paper is to draw […]
It was exactly one year ago that the Hungarian Parliament accepted the country’s new Media Act which raised so much controversy. Around and after this time, legal and professional organizations and NGOs from Hungary and other countries, including the European Parliament, the OSCE Commissioner for the Freedom of the Press (Organization for Security and Co-operation […]
Systemic politicization of the media system: The most dangerous trend seen in the Hungarian media over the last few years has been the increase in media service providers openly affiliated with political parties. This politicization at an organizational level presents special risks because it extends to entertainment media directed at mass audiences. On the one […]