Hungary's state television, M1, suspended its news broadcast on Tuesday, displaying a black screen with an apology for years of deception. Prime Minister Péter Magyar called it a 'historic day', as the government moves to reform public broadcasting to make it 'independent and reliable', according to N12 (Assaf Rozenzweig).
Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Tuesday hailed the suspension of Hungary's state television news broadcast as a 'historic day', as the government moves to overhaul public broadcasting. The main channel, M1, went off the air with a black screen displaying an apology: 'Public broadcasting cannot lie. We apologize that for many years we did so anyway.' The government stated that the reform aims to make the broadcaster 'independent and reliable'.
The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday that Hungary's state television had suspended its news broadcast and displayed the apology. The move follows a bill filed by the ruling party on June 13 to comprehensively reform public broadcasting, a key campaign pledge by Magyar after years of criticism that the network had become a government mouthpiece under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The reform is expected to be implemented in stages, with the government promising greater transparency and independence. Details on the future structure of public broadcasting have not yet been released.
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