Hungary's public news broadcasts halted in bid to scrap Orban-era propaganda
Summary
Hungary’s main public TV and radio stations stopped their news broadcasts as part of a plan to make state media more independent and reliable. This move follows the election of new Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who wants to end propaganda from the previous government led by Viktor Orbán.Key Facts
- Hungary’s public TV channel M1 and radio station Kossuth stopped news programs temporarily.
- M1 showed a message apologizing for “lying” in the past and promised reform for trustworthy media.
- Kossuth radio played classical music instead of news during the suspension.
- New Prime Minister Péter Magyar promised to create a new media authority to ensure press freedom.
- Magyar said this change ends 16 years of propaganda under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
- Orbán criticized the move and suggested viewers watch a TV channel linked to his party, Fidesz.
- The websites for both M1 and Kossuth were also offline during the suspension.
- Some news staff at commercial broadcaster TV2, aligned with Orbán’s party, resigned after Magyar took office.
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