Messages in the Media - University of Toronto
Messages in the Media - University of Toronto
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eview<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> media law, along with many o<strong>the</strong>r policies<br />
enacted by <strong>the</strong> current government, to determ<strong>in</strong>e whe<strong>the</strong>r<br />
or not it complies with EU standards. 6<br />
With respect to <strong>the</strong> press, free onl<strong>in</strong>e news portals have<br />
<strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong> popularity and readership compared to <strong>the</strong><br />
traditional pr<strong>in</strong>ted press. 7<br />
Origo<br />
www.origo.hu<br />
The most popular onl<strong>in</strong>e news site <strong>in</strong> Hungary, Origo, has a<br />
daily readership <strong>of</strong> about 1.68 million. 8 9 Like most media<br />
entities <strong>in</strong> Hungary, it is known to have a slight left-<strong>of</strong>centre<br />
stance, but due to its wide readership, it aims to<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> a ‘central’ position. The website is owned by Hungarian<br />
Telekom – now a direct subsidiary <strong>of</strong> Deutsche Telekom<br />
– and was started <strong>in</strong> 1998 to address <strong>the</strong> lack <strong>of</strong><br />
Hungarian content on <strong>the</strong> Internet. 10<br />
Index<br />
www.<strong>in</strong>dex.hu<br />
Index is <strong>the</strong> second most popular news site <strong>in</strong> Hungary,<br />
with a daily readership <strong>of</strong> about 1.3 million. 11 12 It advocates<br />
and prides itself as be<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>dependent provider <strong>of</strong><br />
‘news + op<strong>in</strong>ion + community.’ 13 Created <strong>in</strong> 1999, <strong>the</strong> portal<br />
is owned by <strong>the</strong> Central European <strong>Media</strong> and Publish<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Corp., which is a Budapest based regional onl<strong>in</strong>e media<br />
provider.<br />
Blikk<br />
www.blikk.hu<br />
Blikk has <strong>the</strong> highest readership <strong>of</strong> all pr<strong>in</strong>ted press <strong>in</strong><br />
Hungary, approximately 1 million; comparable to <strong>the</strong> viewership<br />
<strong>of</strong> major network television channels. 14 15 It is a<br />
daily newspaper with a very strong onl<strong>in</strong>e presence. Established<br />
<strong>in</strong> 1994 as a tabloid magaz<strong>in</strong>e, through <strong>the</strong> years it<br />
has grown <strong>in</strong>to full-fledged daily paper with a casual ‘<strong>in</strong>fo-<br />
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