A fragmented response to media freedom at risk in the Union

<p>The Polish and Hungarian governments have famously parted ways over responses to the Russo-Ukraine war. However, internally, both continue to rely on similar structural changes in the media environment that help them target voters and undermine elections fairness. The EU’s response to the m...

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Main Author: Anna Wójcik
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH 2022-12-01
Series:Verfassungsblog
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/a-fragmented-response-to-media-freedom-at-risk-in-the-union/
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Summary:<p>The Polish and Hungarian governments have famously parted ways over responses to the Russo-Ukraine war. However, internally, both continue to rely on similar structural changes in the media environment that help them target voters and undermine elections fairness. The EU’s response to the media freedom and pluralism crisis in Hungary and Poland has been more restrained and also qualitatively different from its answer to the judicial independence crisis or threats to academic freedoms and minority rights.</p>
ISSN:2366-7044