Blog German public radio: here’s an example of why voters despise the liberal bias of the media Nov 12, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács A five-part series recently featured on German public radio Deutschlandfunk serves up a textbook example of a biased, liberal media incapable of reporting another side of the story.
News in Brief 21st-century media is the key to addressing events of 1989, says official Aug 23, 2019 The head of the PM’s Office has highlighted that the fall of communism in 1989 has not been sufficiently addressed in art, therefore 21st-century media will be “indispensable” in helping to revive the memories of the events that led to the regime change.
Blog Lost: the last, desperate gasps of a discredited, liberal elite Apr 11, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács And how they’ve suckered the German press
Blog What’s this if not the US interfering in Hungarian elections and politics? Nov 17, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács “Paid for by the taxpayers of the United States of America.” This would be the disclaimer that you might see on certain publications, if the US State Department were to begin handing out money next year, as it announced earlier this week, to support “independent” media outlets in Hungary.
News in Brief Hungary summons US chargé d’affaires over plans to fund local media outlets in Hungary Nov 15, 2017 The foreign ministry considers the move a political “intervention” ahead of next year’s general election
Blog The corruption of news reporting on ‘corruption’ Oct 13, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács There’s no such thing as a presumption of innocence when it comes to charges of corruption and allegations of misuse of EU funds in Hungary – at least for much of the media. Their negative bias compromises their journalistic integrity, and when news and information counters their narrative, they simply ignore it.
Blog Prime Minister A historic meeting that the media ignored Jul 31, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács In the land where Zionism was born, Hungary, PM Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about the daily threats to his country’s existence and Europe’s relationship with Israel, quoting French President Macron on anti-Zionism being the new anti-Semitism. He thanked PM Orbán for opposing this anti-Semitism by standing up for Israel in international forums.
News in Brief Visegrad Group Radio launched in Hungary Jan 10, 2017 The Visegrad Group consists of the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia and the radio network will broadcast in their respective languages
News in Brief Hungarian newspaper Népszabadság closes due to financial losses Oct 10, 2016 Publisher Mediaworks has said it is searching for the "best business model" for the Népszabadság paper, offering subscribers alternative publications or refunds
Blog How the migration crisis put Hungary in the international media spotlight in 2015 Mar 11, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács I took part in a panel discussion recently about international media coverage of Hungary. The panel was part of an event announcing the release of the latest edition of an analysis published every year by Nézőpont Intézet, a think tank in Budapest.
News in Brief Hungarian Agriculture Performed Well Despite Difficult Conditions Jan 05, 2016 Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas told Hungarian news agency MTI in an assessment of the sector’s performance over the past year that “Hungarian agriculture performed well in 2015, despite difficult conditions”.