camille: New report: Hungary dismantles media freedom and pluralism (brit angol nyelven). European Federation of Journalists, 2019. december 3. (Hozzáférés: 2025. április 15.) „Since 2010, the Hungarian government has systematically dismantled media independence, freedom and pluralism, distorted the media market and divided the journalistic community in the country, achieving a degree of media control unprecedented in an EU member state.
While avoiding the physical violence or the jailing of journalists common in autocratic regimes elsewhere, the Hungarian government has pursued a clear strategy to silence the critical press through deliberate manipulation of the media market – engineering the forcible closure or effective government takeover of once-independent media – and through the delegitimization of journalists. The construction of a pro-government media empire serves as a vast propaganda machine for the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, insulating large parts of the public from access to critical news and information so as to maintain the Fidesz party’s hold on power.”
„A deep dive into the heart of Viktor Orban's propaganda machine”, Le Monde, 2022. április 1. (Hozzáférés: 2025. április 15.) (angol nyelvű) „A document sent to 'Le Monde' along with the testimonies of several journalists provide an insider look at how Hungarian state media blatantly promotes Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the build up to parliamentary elections on April 3.”
The Hungarian internet TV fighting 'propaganda' (angol nyelven). RFI, 2022. április 2. (Hozzáférés: 2025. április 15.) „Independent news outlets have largely been squeezed out -- having had their licences revoked or editors replaced with those who support the government line.
During the election campaign, MTVA's news television channel M1 and radio stations have bombarded viewers with Orban-friendly messaging.
M1 replayed Orban's March 15 national day address nine times the following day.
The same morning Orban's challenger, provincial mayor Peter Marki-Zay, was given just five minutes to outline his election manifesto on the channel, albeit the first time an opposition politician was given a platform to speak on M1 in four years.”
