{"id":447,"date":"2025-10-29T10:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/?p=447"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:57:30","slug":"nemzetkozi-dijjal-jutalmaztak-a-magyar-fuggetlen-mediat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/2025\/10\/29\/nemzetkozi-dijjal-jutalmaztak-a-magyar-fuggetlen-mediat\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary\u2019s Independent Media Honoured With 2025 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) announced that <\/span>Hungary\u2019s independent media<\/b> have been named the recipient of the 2025 <\/span>IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award<\/span><\/a>, in recognition of their innovation, adaptation, and endurance under sustained political and economic pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On October 23, 1956, Hungarian students in Budapest marched to the headquarters of Magyar R\u00e1di\u00f3 to broadcast 16 demands for reform \u2014 among them, freedom of the press \u2013 marking the start of the Hungarian Revolution against Soviet rule.<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout Hungary\u2019s history \u2014 from the 1848 revolution to the 1989 democratic transition \u2014 the struggle for press freedom has stood at the very heart of the nation\u2019s broader fight for liberty and sovereignty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s independent media in Hungary continue this legacy. Through resilience, innovation, collaboration, and courage, they embody the enduring tradition of Hungarian journalists and writers who have sought ways to share independent news and ideas, despite censorship and state control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the past 15 years as Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n has refined a sophisticated system of state capture of the media, Hungary\u2019s independent journalists have responded with remarkable ingenuity and resolve \u2014 launching new outlets, reinventing existing ones, and developing new ways to reach and build audiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This award honours Hungary\u2019s independent media for their pioneering innovations \u2013 including the use of digital platforms and technologies,\u00a0 cross-newsroom collaborations and partnerships, and creative community-based and crowdsourcing funding models \u2013 in the face of an increasingly hostile environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHungary\u2019s independent media are an inspiring model of innovation and determination under immense pressure,\u201d Scott Griffen, IPI Executive Director, said. \u201cThis award celebrates the broader spirit of resilience embodied by Hungary\u2019s independent media community as a whole \u2013 and honours their effort to sustain independent journalism in one of the most captured media environments in Europe and beyond.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

IPI and IMS jointly present the Free Media Pioneer Award to recognize organizations or media communities that meet the challenges of today\u2019s media environment with innovation, creativity, and determination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn recognizing the pioneering spirit and innovation of Hungary\u2019s independent media, we also celebrate the continuing resilience and determination of journalists everywhere who persist in holding power to account even where these rights are under threat,\u201d Jesper H\u00f8jberg, IMS Executive Director, said. \u201cTheir remarkable courage and creativity are what keeps independent journalism \u2014 and democracy \u2014 alive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2025 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award will be presented at the IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival, taking place in Vienna, Austria, from October 23\u201325, 2025, as part of IPI\u2019s 75th-anniversary celebrations.<\/b><\/p>\n

About the IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award<\/b><\/p>\n

Launched by IPI in 1996 and presented in partnership with IMS since 2013, the Free Media Pioneer Award honours journalists, organizations, or media communities that demonstrate innovation, resilience, and impact in advancing independent journalism and press freedom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>International Press Institute (IPI)<\/b> is a global network of editors, media executives, and leading journalists committed to the defense of press freedom and the independent flow of news wherever they are threatened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

International Media Support (IMS)<\/b> is a non-profit organization that works to strengthen journalism and media in countries affected by conflict, authoritarianism, and political transition.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) announced that Hungary\u2019s independent media have been named the recipient of the 2025 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award, in recognition of their innovation, adaptation, and endurance under sustained political and economic pressure.\u00a0 On October 23, 1956, Hungarian students in Budapest marched to the headquarters of … Hungary\u2019s Independent Media Honoured With 2025 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-egyeb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":455,"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447\/revisions\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaforum.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}