Recent changes in media ownership
The past few years saw major changes in the ownership structures of media corporations in Hungary. Following the economic crisis of 2008, the advertising market dropped by 20%. The adoption […]
2016
The sources of political information in Hungary
The state of the media structure in the time before and after its transformation The survey research aimed at identifying the sources of political and public affairs information was conducted […]
A major step towards an authoritarian media regime in Hungary
The publisher Mediaworks has suspended the publication of Népszabadság, Hungary’s leading opposition newspaper and highest circulation broadsheet. Though the measure was officially referred to as a suspension, in reality it […]
Media Investments and their Impact on the Media Market and the General Public in Central Eastern Europe
Joint research project in V4 countries Western European investors had a key role in the transformation of CEE media systems, after 1990. This process was shaped by economic, cultural and […]
Soft Censorship Hungary 2015
Introduction – Crony capitalism and the media market The methods and trends of the state’s interventions in media policy and the media system after 2010 were both a reflection of […]