The result is a state and pro-government media establishment that uncritically regurgitates news published by the Hungarian news service and a plethora of state media outlets.Ģ015 witnessed the launch or rebranding of many new pro-govenment print and online publications, including print daily Magyar Idők, free weekly tabloid Lokál and daily online 888.hu. Since construction and media mogul Lajos Simicska openly broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán last year, Simicska’s media empire, which includes print daily Magyar Nemzet, has ceased slavishly toeing the government line and started writing real news, although it retains its decidedly anti-liberal viewpoint.įaced with the loss of Simicka’s media empire, Orbán undertook to build a new pro-government media empire at public expense using a series of personal “advisors” and other individuals personally loyal and beholden to him.

The government’s HUF 11 billion (USD 40 million) media campaign telling Hungarian voters to vote “no” in Sunday’s referendum transferred hundreds of amounts of public monies to various pro-government media outlets. “Orbán’s big referendum win.” – The American Interest “Five million resisted the will of Viktor Orbán.” – Leftish print daily Népszabadság

“Orbán-failure at a cost of HUF 15 billion.” – Left-wing print daily Népszava “The referendum failed.” – Conservative print daily Magyar Nemzet “Hungay says no to the mandatory quota.” – Pro-government print daily Magyar Hírlap

“With a participation rate of 43.3 percent, 3.2 million vote against obligatory resettlement.” – Pro-government print daily Magyar Idők

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