Bestselling Hungarian newspaper shut down under Orban relaunches online
The relaunch is backed by four Hungarian businessmen and will employ about 90 staff as it seeks to revive independent left-wing reporting.
- On Thursday, Nepszabadsag, a leading left-wing Hungarian newspaper shut down a decade ago, relaunched in Budapest as an online news site and weekly magazine.
- Former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government oversaw the paper's 2016 closure by Mediaworks; critics labeled it an attempt to silence dissent, though officials denied exerting pressure.
- Editor-in-Chief Akos Toth announced the outlet will employ about 90 staff members, mostly former employees, funded by four Hungarian businessmen who acquired the brand last month.
- Investors committed to two years of funding with plans to break even through subscriptions and advertising. Toth stated: "They are transparent, not hiding behind complicated company structures."
- Agnes Urban of Mertek Media Monitor warned Hungary remains a difficult environment, as market-based advertising struggles to replace state revenue channels favored during Orban's 16-year tenure.
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During his three terms of office, the very right-wing Viktor Orbán has systematically gagged the independent press. Since his departure from power in April, it has been strengthened. The media close to the former Prime Minister are perishing.
One of Hungary's largest opposition publications was closed in 2016. Then his employees expressed the opinion that the reason was their coverage of the activities of the then Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Bestselling Hungarian newspaper shut down under Orban relaunches online
Nepszabadsag (People's Freedom), a leading left-wing Hungarian newspaper shut down a decade ago in a blow to media diversity under former prime minister Viktor Orban, relaunched on Thursday as an online news site and weekly magazine.
Bestselling Hungarian Népszabadság newspaper online after shutdown under Orbán
Népszabadság (People’s Freedom), a prominent left-wing Hungarian newspaper shut down a decade ago under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has relaunched as an online news site and weekly magazine. Founded during Hungary’s 1956 uprising against Soviet control, the paper was abruptly closed in 2016 by former owner Mediaworks, which cited financial losses, while staff believed […]
Hungary's largest daily newspaper opposing Viktor Orbán's government, Népszabadság, resumed operations on Thursday after a hiatus of about 10 years. The newspaper – previously published from 1956 to 2016 – has returned to the media landscape as a news service and weekly.
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