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Radio Free Europe’s Hungarian service shuts down after Trump funding cuts
Radio Free Europe's Hungarian Service, relaunched in 2020 to counter media control under Viktor Orbán, will cease broadcasting though content remains online.
- From midnight on November 21, RFE/RL’s Hungarian Service closes, with termination effective November 21, 2025.
- Earlier this month, USAGM notified Congress it intended to terminate RFE/RL's Hungarian Service, relaunched in 2020 after operating from 1950 to 1993.
- RFE/RL President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Capus praised Hungarian Service journalists for their professionalism and contribution to RFE/RL’s success.
- Service content will remain available online, and the Hungarian Service editorial team had worked with dedication to provide independent journalism for audiences in Hungary.
- Tibor Vovesz, head of the Hungarian Service, thanked RFE/RL audience and readers for their trust and support, expressing deep gratitude for their engagement.
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Radio Free Europe closing in key Trump ally Hungary
BUDAPEST - U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) will shut down in Hungary on Friday, it said, ending a five-year run of a media service that a U.S. official said had damaged President Donald Trump's foreign policy in a key ally. Read more at straitstimes.com.
·Singapore
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The Szabad Europe will cease to operate today.
Radio Free Europe's Hungarian service is shutting down on November 21, about five years after it was relaunched to provide Hungarians with accurate and independent news and information.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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The Hungarian post Radio Europe announced last night in a communiqué to stop its activities starting on Friday "to the instructions of the US Global Media Agency", USAGM.
·Romania
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Total News Sources29
Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left, 44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
45% Left
L 45%
C 44%
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