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Index shows press freedom deteriorating in Europe Enemies and opponents of the government In March 2021, Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe s Commissioner for Human Rights, stated in a report that the Hungarian government was brazenly categorizing independent media outlets as enemies and opponents of the government , and dismissing journalists keen to uphold basic professional standards as activists and Soros mercenaries wholly unacceptable, in her view. Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe s Commissioner for Human Rights In theory, the Hungarian state is committed to freedom of information. Ensuring its prerequisites and conditions is enshrined in the Hungarian Constitution; likewise, that the state recognizes and protects the freedom and diversity of the press. But freedom of information and access to information is undoubtedly being curtailed in Hungary. Often, individuals, institutions, corporations, ministries and politicians who fulfill ....
The sorry state of press freedom in Hungary: Independent journalists Veronika Munk and Szabolcs Dull on why their work has rarely been more difficult nor more important. ....
FM Szijjártó to Blinken: US Should Not Worry about Democracy and Freedom in Hungary Hungary lacks a democratic level of media freedom and is at risk of being heavily influenced by Moscow and Beijing, according to Secretary of State for the United States Anthony Blinken. In an online roundtable discussion with journalists from countries considered to have insufficient levels of media freedom, Blinken believes that Hungary needs a greater diversity of independent voices and opinions. The Biden Administration has made clear its intention of wanting positive relations with Hungary but standing by its commitment to support media freedom and the rule of law. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that the United States should not worry about democracy and freedom in Hungary. ....
The 2018 annual Freedom in the World report run by Freedom House showed that Hungary has fallen from the status of ‘’a free country’’ to now only ‘’partly free’’ where it remains today. The fall is mainly due to the ascension to power of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party, who have since taken control of most of Hungary’s regional media and have passed several detrimental laws for NGOs and academics. As they currently control most of Hungary’s media, there has been minimum criticism and cover within the country of the many controversial actions the government has taken, such as a ban on gender and climate change studies, the acquisition of Hungary’s scientific and academic bodies, running an anti-migrant campaign, blocking the EU’s 2050 carbon neutrality goal and even blocking news on the coronavirus situation. ....
Pandemic has not had significant consequences for the freedom of speech of CEE countries, since in most of them (apart from Ukraine) the situation had already been deteriorating before the onset of COVID-19 – writes Karolina Zbytniewska, chief editor at EURACTIV Poland.
COVID-19 and the Quality of Media Publications The fact that the number of coronavirus cases began to rise, stimulated a similar rise in the public’s demand for information. First of all, because people were simply concerned and confused, which spurred their demand for knowledge about the public health situation. For instance, in Poland the percentage of people worried was growing day-by-day and reached 75 per cent by mid-March 2020. Consequently, more people stayed at home and checked the situation online, especially the medical sections of online papers and news channels were promoted to the forefront or simply created to meet the soaring demand. ....