Just two days after Orbán's electoral win, two news outlets are closing down
Hungary faces the third consecutive term of Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party and probably even worse crackdowns on media than already before. ECPMF spoke with investigative journalist Anita Kőműves about the future of independent media in Hungary.
(photo by Anita Komuves, Atlatszo.hu)
What does Orbán's electoral success mean for media freedom in Hungary?
The space for independent media has already started shrinking again in Hungary, just two days after the latest electoral victory for Viktor Orbán. The publisher of 80-year-old daily Magyar Nemzet has announced this morning [10 April 2018] that the newspaper’s last day of publication will be tomorrow. Neither the print…
