Mediaworks Cuts 400 Jobs and Shutters Outlets After Orban's 16-Year Rule Ends
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Mediaworks Cuts 400 Jobs and Shutters Outlets After Orban's 16-Year Rule Ends
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Summary
About 400 journalists at Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. received termination notices this week, with several publications set to close and others to be consolidated.
Media1 reported the cuts on Wednesday, marking a rapid contraction of the pro-Orban media group just two months after Viktor Orban's historic election defeat.
Mediaworks had been a central pillar of Orban's media empire, which helped sustain the Hungarian nationalist leader through 16 years in power.
The layoffs and closures signal how quickly political change is now reshaping Hungary's pro-government media landscape.