kitchen talk: Dismantling Orbánism – scenarios for a new Hungarian media landscape

The landslide election victory of Péter Magyar’s Tisza party ended the autocratic reign of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz. After 16 years of gradually eroding media freedom, journalism in Hungary finds itself amid an uncertain political environment and a polarised society.

Over snacks and drinks, we will discuss what obstacles might remain to independent reporting in Hungary and what future European journalistic cooperation could look like in the light of regime change.