Hungary – Mapping Digital Media Report

by mediapolicy on 2012/02/17

Tags: Broadcasting, Citizen Media, Collections, digital media, Freedom of Expression, Hungary, Mapping Digital Media, Media Consumption, Media Law, New Media, Ownership

Media debate in Hungary has been dominated since mid-2010 by a new and far-reaching package of media laws, referred to collectively as the 2010 media regulation. Ostensibly enacted to bring the country’s legal framework into line with the needs of … Read more

Media Freedom in Hungary in Steep Decline

by mediapolicy on 2011/11/30

Tags: Hungary, International Partnership, Media Law

by Edward Pittman*

In December 2010, whilst Hungary held the EU presidency, a new media law went into effect. With this, and the passage and revisions of other recent legislation, the space for debate and free expression significantly shrank in country … Read more