U.S. Pledges Hungarian Media Funding to Loosen Orban’s Sway
November 30, 2017 / By Zoltan Simons, Bloomberg The U.S. pledged to provide funding to cash-starved media outlets in rural Hungary, where allies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban have come to dominate the industry. Locals are also improvising ways to provide news outside of the government’s purview. The State Department will grant up to $700,000…