The Power of the Press: State Capture of the Media in Poland and Hungary Since 2010

Public Deposited
Back to Parent Record Analytics

Downloadable Content

Download PDF
Request Version for Screen Reader
Creator
  • Mundy, Jordan
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science
Abstract
  • Freedom of the press is essential to a vibrant, liberal democracy. In Hungary and Poland, where democratic backsliding is prevalent, government power over the media is one of the many reasons these countries are “illiberal” democracies. Since 2010, these governments have increasingly controlled the press. The governments of Poland and Hungary both engage in media capture by selectively distributing state advertising and packing media boards, although Hungary implemented stricter government controls on media during the Coronavirus pandemic than Poland. The Hungarian government leverages its control over private media while the Polish government focuses on consolidating state media. Both these methods hinder freedom of the press, and state capture of the media in these nations has grave implications for the fate of their democracies.
Date of publication
DOI
Resource type
  • Article
Rights statement
  • In Copyright
Journal title
  • The Journal of Foreign Affairs at Carolina
Journal volume
  • 8
Journal issue
  • 2
Page start
  • 8
Page end
  • 17
Language
  • English

Relations

Parents:
In Collection:

Items

Thumbnail Title Date Uploaded Visibility Actions
file details 02_mundy.pdf 2023-06-20 Public Download