The Media and Human Rights

A drop in popularity of the Hungarian conservative political party Fidesz led to charges of liberal bias on the part of the media there. The media became a scapegoat for the defeat of the party in the 1994 parliamentary elections. This episode explores the lack of media independence in post-communis...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., International Center for G.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c1994.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col.
Series: Rights & Wrongs.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Media (0:32)
  • Media Cleansing in Hungary (0:55)
  • Threat to Hungary's Press Freedom (1:47)
  • Hungary's Fight over Media (2:00)
  • Government Takeover of Media (1:38)
  • Hungary's Government in Trouble (2:55)
  • Journalists Under Attack (2:17)
  • Government Control of Media (3:22)
  • Additional Resources: The Media and Human Rights: Rights & Wrongs- Human Rights Television (0:15)
  • Is Writing Enough? (2:23)
  • Media Coverage of Media (1:25)
  • Serbian Dissident Radio Station (4:41)
  • Additional Resources, Sponsors & Credits: The Media and Human Rights: Rights & Wrongs- Human Rights Television (1:22)