Magyar Demokrata
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| Editor | András Bencsik |
|---|---|
| Categories | Political magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Demokrata Kiadó és Vagyonkezelő Zrt. |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Country | Hungary |
| Based in | Budapest |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1417-6432 |
| OCLC | 40822619 |
Magyar Demokrata (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈdɛmokrɒtɒ], Hungarian: Hungarian Democrat)[1] is a weekly political magazine published in Budapest, Hungary. It has been in circulation since 1997.
History and profile
[edit]Magyar Demokrata was launched in 1997.[2] It is published by artamondo kft on a weekly basis and has its headquarters in Budapest.[2][3] The magazine has a right wing conservative political leaning and is run by András Bencsik who is its editor.[4][5]
The magazine is also regarded as part of conservative media which emerged in the country in 2010.[6]
Magyar Demokrata, a social-criticism and cultural magazine, features anti-Israel articles according to the Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung and the United States Department of State.[1][7][8] However, the weekly claims that anti-Semitism does not exist in Hungary and that it is “a political weapon used by liberals and leftists."[9]
Péter Csermely is one of the former editors of Magyar Demokrata.[10]
In 2016 Magyar Demokrata sold 19,000 copies.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Understanding Hungary Heinrich Böll Stiftung. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Magyar Demokrata". Eurotopics. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Hungary Worldpress. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Hungary's Echo TV Cancels Right-Wing Presenters' TV Show XpatLoop. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Magyar Demokrata Budapost. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Daiva Repeckaite. "Independent Journalism under Increasing Threat in Hungary". Equal Times. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Paul Lendvai (2012). Hungary: Between Democracy and Authoritarianism. London: Hurst & Company. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-84904-196-6.
- ^ "2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Hungary". United States Department of State. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ László Molnár (1 November 2010). "Anti-Semitism in Hungary". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Randolph L. Braham. "Assault on Historical Memory: Hungarian Nationalists and the Holocaust" (PDF). USHMM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.