Hungary’s Oldest Daily Fights for Survival After Fidesz-Close Mediaworks Halts Printing and Distribution of Népszava
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In a desperate online statement, the editorial staff of Népszava announced that Thursday's issue might be the last to be printed by the 153-year-old newspaper, as the owner of their printing house and distributor had terminated their contracts. Both companies are owned by the Fidesz-led Mediaworks. They themselves admit that the fundamental reason was debt: "The newspaper had accumulated significant debts towards the printing house and the distr…
Hungary’s oldest daily fights for survival after Fidesz-close Mediaworks halts printing and distribution of Népszava
Hungary’s oldest continuously published daily newspaper, Népszava, says it is “fighting for its existence” after Mediaworks Hungary terminated its printing and distribution contracts with immediate effect.Continue reading
Népszava has accumulated significant debts to the printing and distribution company owned by a media holding company close to Fidesz.
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Hungarian affiliates, HPU and MUOSZ, in condemning the manoeuvres that led to the closure of the print edition of Népszava, the largest national political daily in Hungary and the last and only remaining liberal, social democratic political daily in the country. Mediaworks, the media holding company with close ties to the Fidesz party, and the logistics company Medialog-DMHM, which belongs t…
“Mediaworks is unwilling to undertake further financing of Népszava,” they wrote in their statement. Although Népszava admitted that it had accumulated significant debts to Mediaworks, they said they were “trying to execute” the newspaper.
Mediaworks terminated the printing and distribution contract of Népszava after they reported that the newspaper had accumulated significant debts to the companies involved.
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