THE ECONOMIST, HUNGARY AND NEGATIVE JOURNALISM

11 January 2013

Under the headline, ‘A Blow for Viktor Orban’, the Economist (10 January 2013 print edition) reported that a series of recent events has demonstrated that support for Viktor Orbán seems to be diminishing. It cited the Hungarian Constitutional Court’s ruling against the government on Electoral Registration, the recent student protests on student fees, an opinion poll and an inflammatory article by a political associate of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.