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Category Archives: The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Crying it out before collaboration
The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Crying it out before collaboration

Posted on May, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

What else can you do if your country is turned into a stale, 20th century autocracy, but you don’t want to leave? Continue reading →

Fighting propaganda in the villages
The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Fighting propaganda in the villages

Posted on January, 2022 by MwBp • Leave a comment

An A4 sheet of paper folded in two. That is what people in villages get from the real news. Continue reading →

Orbán’s media is not performing well
Der Untergang / The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Orbán’s media is not performing well

Posted on November, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Dumbed-down propaganda and identical front pages don’t generate readership and loyalism is not enough qualification for an executioner – industry experience is also needed. Continue reading →

Election 2022 / The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Did Fidesz create its own Anonymous?

Posted on November, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Taking over most of the media was apparently not enough. They need an authentic voice. Continue reading →

The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

When Fidesz treat their own the way they treat their enemies

Posted on November, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán’s media conglomerate is beheaded and workers are fired in preparation for the election. Continue reading →

The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

What an actual conservative would ask Orbán on power, the media, NGOs and churches

Posted on August, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

If a real conservative commentator existed, and if he would be allowed to ask Orbán – he would be asking these questions. Continue reading →

The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

What an actual conservative would ask Orbán on state healthcare, surveillance and recent red herring topics

Posted on August, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The international media has a way of taking an acute interest in red herring topics that don’t really matter while leaving the core of the Orbán-problem untouched. Continue reading →

Who writes the best smear about the opposition? It doesn’t have to be true
The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Who writes the best smear about the opposition? It doesn’t have to be true

Posted on May, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbánist media school forgets to mention journalistic standards in its curriculum. Continue reading →

Do people know?
The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Do people know?

Posted on April, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

66% of Fidesz voters have no idea the pandemic situation in Hungary is worse than other countries. Continue reading →

Alas, the Nationalist Internationale is postponed again – but they gave us two memorable moments of media history
The Poor Mental State of Fidesz Media

Alas, the Nationalist Internationale is postponed again – but they gave us two memorable moments of media history

Posted on April, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

“Journalist provoking by asking questions” Continue reading →

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