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#Hungary: #CFWIJ is utterly appalled by the pressure on independent media in Hungary, yet remains hopeful that acts of solidarity and integrity will prevail. We stand with journalists who stood up for the public’s right to information.
Read our statement: https://bit.ly/3f17Zr6
Read our statement: https://bit.ly/3f17Zr6
(1/24) #Hungary: More than 70 journalists walked out of @Indexhu headquarters on Friday, July 24 in mass resignation to protest the arbitrary dismissal of editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull and unprecedented signs of political interference in #news #journalism.
(2/24) CFWIJ now has a dedicated page to give you access to all the information about how this affects women in journalism. Of the 70 staff who walked out 20 are women. Visit our page to find out about how this affects women journalists too. https://womeninjournalism.org/hungary-index
(3/24) CFWIJ released a statement about the resignation of @Indexhu staff. 20 of them are women journalists. @viktoriaserdult, reporter for @hvg_hu, explained the situation of press freedom to the CFWIJ during an interview.
Read our full statement here: https://bit.ly/39zIo7z
Read our full statement here: https://bit.ly/39zIo7z
(4/24) CFWIJ extends solidarity to over 70 journalists at Index, who resigned to protest the sacking of their editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull. We also produced a list to show you the 20 women journalists among this group, taking a stand against unreasonable power over the press.
(5/24) Deputy editor-in-chief @munkvera who called the arbitrary dismissal a “clear interference” had been working at @indexhu for 18 years. A professor of journalism and media studies, Veronika's exit is a great loss for the media outlet.
(6/24) Journalist Hollik Ágnes was working at @indexhu video team as a technical assistant. She also received a Special Award from the Croatian Ambassador in September 2012. She is one of the 70 journalists to resign from @indexhu.
(7/24) @MariannaBiro covered politics at @indexhu since January 2019 during which time she published 1416 articles. Priorly, Marianna worked at @nepszava and @168_Ora. We need the experience and knowledge of journalists like her.
(8/24) Arnótszky Janka Judit was a proofreader at @indexhu’s blog. She is one of the 20 women journalists who resigned from @indexhu to protest the political interference within Hungary’s media.
(9/24) Ajpek Orsolya was a photographer at @indexhu covering the beauty of Hungary. She worked as a photojournalist for http://Terasz.hu , http://ZOOM.hu , then Napi Gazdaság, @168_Ora, and Weekly Answer priorly.
(10/24) Bozsó Ági was a trainee at @indexhu covering politics, she contributed to 221 articles for the website. She is also one of the 20 women journalists who resigned to protest the suppression of press freedom.
(11/24) Egyed Anna was in charge of @indexhu’s social media accounts. She had been working with the team as a project manager for three years. Previously, Egyed worked for @origo_zrt and @hvg_hu.
(12/24) Cser Ildikó was the editorial secretary at @indexhu. She has previous experiences at @hvg_hu as a reporter. The veteran journalist resigned to protest the dismissal of their editor-in-chief.
(13/24) Előd Fruzsina’s was the assistant editor for economy pages of @indexhu. She had been working as a journalist @indexhu since May 2015. She stood against the pressure on independent journalism just like her colleagues.
(14/24) Csatári Flóra was covering politics at @indexhu for only four months but had published 567 articles for the website. She has a doctorate degree and priorly worked at Eurosports Hungary and http://xn--hosszabbts-04a6l.huhosszabbítás.hu for five years.
(15/24) Demeter Ági was responsible for back-office at @indexhu. She has taken a stand against the arbitrary decision by the management.
(16/24) Janecskó Kata has been covering politics at @indexhu for five years where she worked on over two thousand articles. Her contribution to journalism in Hungary and her firm stand against pressure on the media is significant.
(17/24) Pintér Luca was a politics reporter at @indexhu. The seasoned journalist worked for http://Zoom.hu , Ringier AG, and Magyar televízió in her 10-year-long career and decided to stand in solidarity with her team against Dull’s arbitrary dismissal.
(18/24) Marjanovic Mira was a video trainee at @indexhu. She helped capture the life in Hungary in all aspects and stood firm against the management’s decision.
