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I see plenty of links to Euronews in this community. Just want to remind you all that Euronews is linked to the Hungarian government and Viktor Orbán. Consider that before you post something.

  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I remember looking for news about their treatment of refugees at the border and was surprised how open they were about the human rights violations. Not to say you can trust them, but i just expected more censorship. Maybe this is just seen as a plus for Orban…

    • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
      61·
      4 days ago

      I also didn’t notice any serious bias or censoring, so I read the articles in other comments. In it they deny any outside influence.

      Euronews said in a statement that it “does not know the details of the controlling shareholdings in the company” but it “contests and denies any idea or suggestion regarding editorial interference in its news mission”.

      It said its Budapest bureau has continued to work in full independence over the past two years.

      I believe that, but reading this news makes me sceptical to be honest. Especially since their CEO seems to have been fired https://www.politico.eu/article/guillaume-dubois-euronews-media-company-ceo-fired/

      Even before the Euronews investment, there were attempts by government circles to expand into foreign media markets. As Direkt36 and other newspapers have previously reported, pro-government actors have invested significant sums in the media markets of Balkan countries, with the apparent aim of helping local allies of the Orbán government there.

      In addition to the Euronews investment, David and his business partner bought a Portuguese weekly newspaper, “Nascer do Sol”, and a daily newspaper, “I”. According to Expresso’s research, these two newspapers are owned by the same Dubai-registered company, Alpac Capital, as Euronews.

      So what I seem to get from this all is a fascist is trying to get media outlets on his side. This is not something new, but them paying the bill doesn’t have to mean they get any influence. Maybe that goal hasn’t been achieved yet.

      I’ll try and keep my eyes open. But probably will continue reading Euronews for now.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      Orbán’s media empire has a tactic where they buy liberal news outlets and let them continue to be independent so they maintain their readership. They go full blast on disinfo in critical moments only. Of course that wears credibility out, so they run a treadmill of buying new outlets and wearing them out.

      See index.hu for example, check their articles now and on like 2015. Then check origo.hu, they were in this pipeline much earlier, today the Russians are winning the war every day with their wunderwaffen on there.