The United Persons » Free speech http://theunitedpersons.org helping you to save the world... & some of your tax money;) Tue, 08 May 2012 11:24:14 +0000 en hourly 1 So What If Corporations Aren’t People Corporate participation… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/so-what-if-corporations-arent-people http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/so-what-if-corporations-arent-people#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:05:43 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=8103

So What If Corporations Aren’t People? “Corporate participation in public discourse has long been a controversial issue, one that was reignited by the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010). Much of the criticism of Citizens United stems from the claim that the Constitution does not protect corporations because they are not “real” people. While it’s true that corporations aren’t human beings, that truism is constitutionally irrelevant because corporations are formed by individuals as a means of exercising their constitutionally protected rights. When individuals pool their resources and speak under the legal fiction of a corporation, they do not lose their rights. It cannot be any other way; in a world where corporations are not entitled to constitutional protections, the police would be free to storm office buildings and seize computers or documents. The mayor of New York City could exercise eminent domain over Rockefeller Center by fiat and without compensation if he decides he’d like to move his office there. Moreover, the government would be able to censor all corporate speech, including that of so-called media corporations. In short, rights-bearing individuals do not forfeit those rights when they associate in groups. This essay will demonstrate why the common argument that corporations lack rights because they aren’t people demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of both the nature of corporations and the First Amendment.” http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1873158

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/so-what-if-corporations-arent-people/feed 0 Critique of The Story of Citizens United… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/critique-of-the-story-of-citizens-united-v-fec http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/critique-of-the-story-of-citizens-united-v-fec#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:44:49 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=3207

Critique of The Story of Citizens United v. FEC: Annie Leonard released a video titled “The Story of Citizens United v. FEC,” an eight-and-a-half-minute criticism of http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/420

Lee Doren made his own video critique above in response to Ms. Leonard’s offering.

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/critique-of-the-story-of-citizens-united-v-fec/feed 0 6 Ideas For Those Needing Defensive Tech… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/6-ideas-for-those-needing-defensive-technology-to-protect-free-speech http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/6-ideas-for-those-needing-defensive-technology-to-protect-free-speech#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:03:45 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2788

6 Ideas For Those Needing Defensive Technology to Protect Free Speech from Authoritarian Regimes and 4 Ways the Rest of Us Can Help https://www.eff.org/wp/surveillance-self-defense-international

Pdf: https://www.eff.org/files/eff-surveillance-self-defense.pdf

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/6-ideas-for-those-needing-defensive-technology-to-protect-free-speech/feed 0 Rightwing populist Viktor Orban is the l… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/rightwing-populist-viktor-orban-is-the-last-person-in-europe http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/rightwing-populist-viktor-orban-is-the-last-person-in-europe#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:52:50 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2483 Rightwing populist Viktor Orban is the last person in Europe suited to hosting the EU rotating presidency [...] Hungary, now effectively under one-party rule, can be populist, isolationist and poor, or it can seek foreign investment. But it cannot do both. [...] Criticism from Europe may not frighten the prime minister, but the spotlight is now on his whole country.

The Guardian, Editorial

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/rightwing-populist-viktor-orban-is-the-last-person-in-europe/feed 0 “[...] Consider the recent furor over wh… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/whether-wikileaks-leader-julian-assange-is-a-journalist http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/whether-wikileaks-leader-julian-assange-is-a-journalist#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:43:57 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2437

“[...] Consider the recent furor over whether WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange is a journalist, or can be prosecuted for espionage. I don’t know who initially asked this question. [...] Note that this question presupposes that First Amendment protection applies only to journalists! There is no legal precedent for this that I’m aware of; yet if people spend enough time debating whether Julian Assange is a journalist, they will have unknowingly convinced themselves that ordinary citizens have no First Amendment rights.” http://lesswrong.com/lw/3hs/dark_arts_101_using_presuppositions/

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/whether-wikileaks-leader-julian-assange-is-a-journalist/feed 0 Flashmob against censorship in Hungary [video] http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/flashmob-against-censorship-in-hungary-video http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/flashmob-against-censorship-in-hungary-video#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:45:25 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2433

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/flashmob-against-censorship-in-hungary-video/feed 0 some governments have kept quiet, prefer… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/some-governments-have-kept-quiet http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/some-governments-have-kept-quiet#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:25:11 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2401 some governments have kept quiet, preferring not to stir up yet another controversy in the crisis-plagued E.U. That’s the wrong approach. Europe cannot allow a member government to flout fundamental freedoms without consequence. Some ready leverage is available: Hungary is due to host a European Union summit meeting in Budapest in May, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expected to attend. Mr. Orban should be given a choice between curbing his concentration of power and amending the media laws – or suffering the humiliation of having the European Union and the United States move or boycott his summit.

The Washington Post, Editorial: The Putinization of Hungary

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/some-governments-have-kept-quiet/feed 0 A possible logic behind censorship in Hu… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/a-possible-logic-behind-censorship-in-hungary http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/a-possible-logic-behind-censorship-in-hungary#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:05:16 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2396

A possible logic behind censorship in Hungary: “In articulating preferences, individuals frequently tailor their choices to what appears socially acceptable. In other words, they convey preferences that differ from what they genuinely want. Kuran calls the resulting misrepresentation “preference falsification.” In his 1995 book, Private Truths, Public Lies, he argues that the phenomenon is ubiquitous and that it has huge social and political consequences. These consequences all hinge on interdependencies between individual decisions as to what preference to convey publicly. A person who hides his discontent about a fashion, policy, or political regime makes it harder for others to express discontent.

One socially significant consequence of preference falsification is thus widespread public support for social options that would be rejected decisively in a vote taken by secret ballot. Privately unpopular policies may be retained indefinitely as people reproduce conformist social pressures through individual acts of preference falsification.

In falsifying preferences, people hide the knowledge on which it rests. In the process, they distort, corrupt, and impoverish the knowledge in the public domain. They make it harder for others to become informed about the drawbacks of existing arrangements and the merits of their alternatives. Another consequence of preference falsification is thus widespread ignorance about the advantages of change. Over long periods, preference falsification can dampen a community’s capacity to want change by bringing about intellectual narrowness and ossification.

The first of these consequences is driven by people’s need for social approval, the second by their reliance on each other for information. [...]” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur_Kuran#Preference_Falsification

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/a-possible-logic-behind-censorship-in-hungary/feed 0 International press coverage of the new … http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/international-press-coverage-of-the-new-media-law-in-hungary http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/international-press-coverage-of-the-new-media-law-in-hungary#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 09:55:43 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2379

International press coverage of the new media law in Hungary
edited by “Szól a Rádió” group and Gábor Hraskó
2010/12/25 08:20

ENGLISH
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FINANTIAL TIMES (2010/12/24)
EU presses Hungary on media law

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-057

THE AUSTRALIAN (2010/12/24)
Hungary censured over gag law

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-033

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE (2010/12/24)
The demolition of press freedom in Hungary

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/dec2010/hung-d24.shtml

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (2010/12/23)
Sweeping new media law threatens freedom of expression in Hungary

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-019

UK REPRESENTATION TO THE EU (2010/12/23)
Hungary and media freedom

http://ukeu.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=509962682

COUNCIL OF EUROPE (2010/12/23)
Markku Laukkanen calls for limits on new media authority in Hungary

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-031

THE ECONOMIST (2010/12/23)
All eyes on Orbán

http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2010/12/hungarys_media_law

EURACTIVE (2010/12/23)
EU speechless over Hungary’s contentious media law

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-025

DAILY MAIL (2010/12/23)
Hungary gags media and throws its EU presidency into doubt with
Communist-style measure

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-024

THE TIMES (2010/12/23)
Press Ganged

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-026

RAIDIÓ TEILIFÍS ÉIREANN (2010/12/23) Ireland
Hungary criticised over new media control laws

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1223/hungary.html

OSCE (2010/12/22)
Hungarian media law further endangers media freedom, says OSCE media
freedom representative

http://www.osce.org/item/48262.html

EUROPEAN COMMISSION (2010/12/22)
Midday press briefing – Hungary media law

http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/player/streaming.cfm?type=ebsvod&sid=172030

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE BLOG (2010/12/22)
Hungary’s media law raises eyebrows and concerns

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.vice-president-communication-amd-blog.13823

NASDAQ (2010/12/22)
German Government Closely Watching Hungarian Media Law Changes

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-001

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK (2010/12/22)
Hungary Approves ‘Chilling’ Media Law Over Protests

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-029

THE EUROPEAN LIBERAL YOUTH (2010/12/22)
LYMEC alarmed by Hungary’s media gagging

http://lymec.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=804

CNBC (2010/12/21)
Hungary passes contentious new media law

http://www.cnbc.com/id/40768558

BBC NEWS (2010/12/21)
Hungary to create new media watchdog

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12051665

DEUTCHE WELLE (2010/12/21)
Hungarian parliament passes controversial law to oversee media

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6362238,00.html

REUTERS (2010/12/21)
Hungary passes law boosting government control of media

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BK6KF20101221

NATIONAL POST (2010/12/21) Canada
Hungary’s media law is a direct assault on press freedoms

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-027

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (2010/12/21)
Hungary Approves Controversial Media Law

http://blogs.wsj.com/new-europe/2010/12/21/hungary-passes-controversial-media-law/

EUOBSERVER (2010/12/21)
Hungary leads EU attacks on press freedom, watchdog says

http://euobserver.com/9/31562

NEWS DAILY (2010/12/21)
Hungary passes law boosting government control of media

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre6bk6kf-us-hungary-media/

BLOGGINGPORTAL (2010/12/21)
European Blog Action against Censorship in Hungary

http://www.bloggingportal.eu/blog/european-blog-action-against-censorship-in-hungary/

THE NEW AGE (2010/12/21) South Africa
Hungary”s parliament approves a controversial media bill

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-028

EURONEWS (2010/12/20)
Hungary’s new media law branded “heavy-handed”

http://www.euronews.net/2010/12/20/hungary-s-new-media-law-branded-heavy-handed/

FINANCIAL TIMES (2010/12/19)
Hungary protesters fight media regulations

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-030

FREEDOM HOUSE (2010/12/13)
Proposed Hungarian Media Law Would Threaten Freedom

http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=70&release=1292

GUARDIAN (2010/06/25)
Protests at new media law in Hungary

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/jun/25/press-freedom-hungary

DEUTCHE WELLE (2010/06/23)
Critics say proposed Hungarian media reform stifles press freedom

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5723651,00.html

HÜRRIET (2010/06/20) Turkey
Hungarian journalists oppose new media law

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-055

GERMAN
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SPIEGEL ONLINE (2010/12/24)
Orbán poltert gegen Merkel& Co.

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,736506,00.html

WELT ONLINE (2010/12/23)
Der Führerstaat Ungarn gefährdet die EU

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-003

SPIEGEL ONLINE (2010/12/23)
Ungarns Knebelgesetz spaltet Europa

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,736422,00.html

AUSWARTIGES AMT (2010/12/23)
Staatsminister Werner Hoyer im SWR-Tagesgespräch zur ungarischen
Mediengesetzgebung (video)

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-034

AUSWARTIGES AMT (2010/12/23)
Ungarische Mediengesetzgebung wirft kein gutes Licht auf die kommende
EU-Ratspräsidentschaft

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-035

TAGESSCHAU (2010/12/23)
Zunehmende Kritik an ungarischem Mediengesetz (video)

http://www.tageschau.de/multimedia/video/ondemand100_id-video830600.html

TAZ.DE (2010/12/22)
Auf dem Weg zur Diktatur

http://www.taz.de/1/debatte/kommentar/artikel/1/auf-dem-weg-zur-diktatur/

ZDF (2010/12/22)
Pressefreiheit auf ungarisch

http://blog.zdf.de/zdfdasblog/2010/12/pressefreiheit-auf-ungarisch.html

DIE WELT (2010/12/22)
Berlin warnt Ungarn vor Missachtung der EU-Werte

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-005

WELT ONLINE (2010/12/22)
Führerstaat Ungarn

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-009

WELT ONLINE (2010/12/22)
EU-Parlamentarier geißeln Ungarns Medienzensur

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-015

WELT ONLINE (2010/12/22)
Ungarn – Eine Schande für die Europäische Union

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-038

WELT ONLINE (2010/12/22)
“Autoritäre Fäulnis” in Ungarns Mediengesetz

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-054

SPIEGEL ONLINE (2010/12/22)
Ungarns Medien-Maulkorb alarmiert die EU

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,736064,00.html

TAGESSCHAU (2010/12/22)
Merkel warnt Ungarns Regierung

http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/ungarn210.html

KLEINE ZEITUNG (2010/12/22)
Mediengesetz in Ungarn stößt in Europa auf Kritik

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-006

FOCUS (2010/12/22)
EU-Abgeordnete kritisieren neues Mediengesetz

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-008

METRONAUT (2010/12/22)
Zensur in Ungarn: China mitten in Europa

http://www.metronaut.de/media/zensur-ungarn-china/

DEUTSCHE WELLE (2010/12/22)
Vernichtende Kritik an Ungarns Pressezensur

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6363386,00.html

DEUTSCHE WELLE (2010/12/22)
Merkel warns Hungary to maintain EU values on press freedom

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14730956,00.html

STERN (2010/12/22)
Merkel prangert Ungarns Medienmaulkorb an

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-037

ZEIT ONLINE (2010/21/22)
Die Nachrichten werden gleichgeschaltet

http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2010-12/ungarn-interview-inotai

JUNGE WELT (2010/12/22)
Medien unter Kontrolle

http://www.jungewelt.de/2010/12-22/062.php

ONLINE FOCUS (2010/12/22)
Ungarn: Neues Mediengesetz stößt in Europa auf Kritik

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-039

DER TAGESSPIEGEL (2010/12/22)
Brüssel kritisiert Ungarns Mediengesetz

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-052

KURIER (2010/12/22)
Der Führerstaat des Viktor Orban

http://kurier.at/kultur/2059782.php

NETZPOLITIK (2010/12/21)
Hintergründe zum ungarischen Mediengesetz

http://www.netzpolitik.org/2010/hintergrunde-zum-ungarischen-mediengesetz/

ZEIT ONLINE (2010/12/21)
Ungarn führt die Zensur ein

http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2010-12/ungarn-mediengesetz-orban

ARTE (2010/12/21)
Ungarn: Pressefreiheit adieu? (video)

http://videos.arte.tv/de/videos/ungarn_pressefreiheit_adieu_-3606308.html

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE (2010/12/21)
Scharfe Kritik an Ungarns Regierung

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-002

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE (2010/12/21)
Ungarn führt Sanktionen für Medien ein

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-032

SPIEGEL ONLINE (2010/12/21)
Rechtskurs in Budapest: Ungarns Medien-Maulkorb alarmiert die EU

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,736064,00.html

SPIEGEL ONLINE (2010/12/21)
Ungarischer Presse droht Maulkorb

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/0,1518,735895,00.html

TAGESSCHAU (2010/12/21)
Pressefreiheit im EU-Land Ungarn in Gefahr

http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/ungarn200.html

DER STANDARD (2010/12/21)
Orban bringt Medien auf Kurs

http://derstandard.at/1292462312146/Orban-bringt-Medien-auf-Kurs

DER STANDARD (2010/12/21)
Ungarn: Grünes Licht für umstrittenes Mediengesetz

http://derstandard.at/1292462315332/Ungarn-Gruenes-Licht-fuer-umstrittenes-Mediengesetz

HANDELSBLATT (2010/12/21)
Ungarn setzt die Pressefreiheit außer Kraft

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-016

EVANGELISCH.DE (2010/12/21)
Heftige Proteste gegen die Mediengleichschaltung in Ungarn

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-036

SUEDOSTSCHWEITZ.CH (2010/12/21) Switzerland
Ungarn schränkt mit Gesetz Pressefreiheit ein

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-017

KURIER (2010/12/21) Austria
Ungarn: Orbáns Mediengesetz beschlossen

http://kurier.at/kultur/2059570.php

WELT ONLINE (2010/12/21)
In Ungarn entsteht ein skrupelloser Führerstaat

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-040

FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU (2010/12/21)
Ungarn führt Zensur ein

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-018

DER BUND (2010/12/21)
Katastrophe für Europa

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-041

ZDF (2010/12/21)
Scharfe Kritik an Ungarns Mediengesetz (video)

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-053

N-TV (2010/12/21)
Ungarn schränkt die Presse ein

http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Ungarn-schraenkt-Pressesfreiheit-ein-article2204086.html

TAGES ANZEIGER (2010/12/20)
Ungarns Regierung schafft die Demokratie ab

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-007

RUSSIAN
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BALTINFO (2010/12/22)
Оппозиция Венгрии призывает президента не принимать закон о СМИ

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-058

RFI (2010/12/14) France
Венгрия голосует за строгий Закон о прессе

http://www.russian.rfi.fr/evropa/20101214-vengriya-golosuet-za-strogii-zakon-o-presse

POLISH
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GAZETA WYBORCZA (2010/12/21)
Do przyjaciół Węgrów

http://wyborcza.pl/1,76842,8848799,Do_przyjaciol_Wegrow.html

POLSKIE RADIO DLA ZAGRANICY (2010/12/21)
Polish editor criticises Hungary’s new media law

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-046

VPOLITYCE (2010/12/21)
Wiktor, trudne chwile przed tobą…

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-047

SPANISH
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EL PAIS (2010/12/21)
Criticas internacionales al control total de los medios de prensa en Hungría

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-004

EL MUNDO (2010/12/21)
Hungría refuerza el control del Gobierno sobre todos los medios de comunicación

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/12/21/internacional/1292926050.html

EL MUNDO (2010/12/21)
Hungría aprueba una ley que refuerza el control del Gobierno sobre los medios

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/12/21/comunicacion/1292924946.html

FRENCH
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LE FIGARO (2010/12/21)
En Hongrie, Orban resserre le contrôle des médias

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-049

PRESSEUROPE (2010/12/21)
Le gouvernement met la presse en coupe réglée

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-014

NOUVELOBS (2010/12/21)
La Hongrie vote une loi renforçant le contrôle des médias

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-050

ARTE JOURNAL (2010/12/20)
Hongrie : quelle présidence pour l’Union ?

http://www.arte.tv/fr/Comprendre-le-monde/arte-journal/NAV/3606796.html

ITALIAN
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LE FIGARO (2010/12/21)
En Hongrie, Orban resserre le contrôle des médias

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-011

CORRIERE DELLA SERA (2010/12/21)
Ungheria: libertà di stampa a rischio Media sotto controllo del governo

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-013

ANSA (2010/12/20)
Ungheria: approvata ‘legge bavaglio’

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-010

CZECH
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LIDOVKY (2010/12/23)
Schwarzenberg: Zákon o médiích v Maďarsku odporuje demokracii

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-020

CESKÉ NOVINY (2010/12/23)
Schwarzenberg kritizoval maďarský mediální zákon

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-021

REGIONY IMPULS
Maďarsko podle Orbána nechce měnit sporný mediální zákon

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-022

ZPRAVY ROZHLAS (2010/12/21)
Maďarská vláda má kontrolu nad obsahem zpravodajství

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-048

SLOVAK
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PRAVDA (2010/12/24)
Ani nápad, Orbán o zmene mediálneho zákona neuvažuje

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-023

PRAVDA (2010/12/21)
Orbán priškripol médiá

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-045

ROMANIAN
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ADEVARUL (2010/12/22)
Ungaria a pus pumnul în gura jurnaliştilor

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-042

SLOVENIAN
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TIMES.SI (2010/12/21)
Sporni zakon: Si skuša madžarska vladajoča stranka podrediti medije?

http://www.times.si/read/f07916c3a8/20b841eab5/index.html

TIMES.SI (2010/12/21)
Na Madžarskem sprejeli sporni medijski zakon

http://www.times.si/read/f07916c3a8/8347adecdb/index.html

SERBIAN
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BLIC ONLINE (2010/12/24)
Cenzura na mađarski način

http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Svet/225700/Cenzura-na-madjarski-nacin

RADIO-TELEVIZIJA VOJVODINE (2010/12/22)
OEBS: Ugrožena sloboda medija u Mađarskoj

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-043

B92 (2010/12/03)
Nezadovoljni mađarski mediji

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-051

CROATIAN
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H-ALTER.ORG (2010/12/22)
Državni udar na slobodu medija

http://www.h-alter.org/vijesti/mediji/drzavni-udar-na-slobodu-medija

VIJESTI (2010/12/21)
Mađarska postrožila nadzor nad medijima

http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/svijet/102540/Madarska-postrozila-nadzor-nad-medijima.html

BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA
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BUKA ONLINE (2010/12/22)
Mađarski zakon o medijima – na tragu Berlusconija i Lukašenka

http://www.buka.ba/zakon-o-medijima-madjarska

SWEDEN
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SVT (2010/12/22)
EU-storm mot Ungern efter ny medielag

http://svt.se/2.22584/1.2278453/eu-storm_mot_ungern_efter_ny_medielag

MAGYAR
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AMERIKAI NÉPSZAVA (2010/12/24)
Orbánnak esze ágában sincs megváltoztatni a médiatörvényt

http://tinyurl.com/freepress-012

PARAMETER blog (2010/12/24)
Feljegyzések az utolsó padból

http://www.parameter.sk/rovat/paramagyar/2010/12/24/feljegyzesek-az-utolso-padbol

ÚJ SZÓ (2010/12/13)
Mindenható sajtóbíróság

http://ujszo.com/online/velemeny-es-hatter/2010/12/13/mindenhato-sajtobirosag

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/international-press-coverage-of-the-new-media-law-in-hungary/feed 0 PM Orban: “Far be it from us to change t… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/far-be-it-from-us-to-change-the-new-media-law http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/far-be-it-from-us-to-change-the-new-media-law#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:56:39 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2357

PM Orban: “Far be it from us to change the new media law. I’m not trembling from fear of the arguments in the Parliament and the echoes from the west. As far as the poor Chancellor Merkel concerned, she was falsely accused. Poor Chancellor didn’t say anything at all. The deputy spokesman of the German government said that [...]” http://www.hirtv.hu/?tPath=/view/videoview&videoview_id=11793 [in Hungarian], 8pm, 23 December 2010

Cf. 10am 23 December 2010 http://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/servlet/content/3517136?documentId=6126594 : “German deputy foreign minister Werner Hoyer said the passage of the media law does not bode well for the EU as Hungary takes over the 27-nation bloc’s rotating presidency for six months on Jan. 1. Hoyer also said that Germany welcomes the investigation by the commission on whether the law violates the EU’s legal standards.” http://amexrap.org/fal/staatsminister-hoyer-zur-ungarischen-mediengesetzgebung

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/far-be-it-from-us-to-change-the-new-media-law/feed 0 Freedom of the press is at the heart of … http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/freedom-of-the-press-is-at-the-heart-of http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/freedom-of-the-press-is-at-the-heart-of#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:49:52 +0000 admin http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/freedom-of-the-press-is-at-the-heart-of Freedom of the press is at the heart of a free society. We hope that the Hungarian Government will soon resolve this issue satisfactorily and that it will not impact adversely on the successful delivery of the Hungarian EU Presidency.

Foreign Office (GB)

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Germany welcomes EU investigation on new Hungarian media law: “German deputy foreign minister Werner Hoyer said the passage of the media law does not bode well for the EU as Hungary takes over the 27-nation bloc’s rotating presidency for six months on Jan. 1.

Hoyer also said that Germany welcomes the investigation by the commission on whether the law violates the EU’s legal standards.

“It is a reason for serious concern if there’s only the smallest suspicion that media freedom in a member state of the European Union is subject to a control of its content,” Hoyer said.

In a reference to the EU’s motto, he added the measures “certainly do not represent the idea of a union that is built on unity in diversity.

“As incoming EU president, Hungary bears a special responsibility to represent Europe’s values and interests in the world,” he said.” http://ca.news.yahoo.com/germany-welcomes-eu-investigation-hungarian-media-law-20101223-050758-807.html

Original: Staatsminister Werner Hoyer im SWR-Tagesgespräch zur ungarischen Mediengesetzgebung http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/sid_EF8BE2FED1EDE0A4AF4E4FBA94638DB6/DE/Mediathek/mediathek_podcasts_node.html

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/germany-welcomes-eu-investigation-on-new-hungarian-media-law/feed 0 The plans [the new media law of Hungary … http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/the-plans-the-new-media-law-of-hungary http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/the-plans-the-new-media-law-of-hungary#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:15:05 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/the-plans-the-new-media-law-of-hungary The plans [the new media law of Hungary approved yesterday] clearly violate the spirit and the letter of EU treaties. It raises the question whether such a country is worthy of leading the EU. It’s a direct danger for democracy. The state will control opinion. Until now Lukashenko was considered to be the last dictator in Europe. When the law takes effect, that won’t be the case any more. / Die EU-Kommission muss unverzüglich gegen die Pläne vorgehen. Sie verstoßen gegen den Geist und die Worte der EU-Verträge. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob ein solches Land würdig ist, die EU zu führen.

Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/the-plans-the-new-media-law-of-hungary/feed 0 ” ———- Forwarded message ———… http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/dear-mr-hu-jintao http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/dear-mr-hu-jintao#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:12:18 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2338

”
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mázsa Péter [...]
Date: 2010/12/21
Subject: Freedom of speech in Hungary as of 21st December 2010
To: jintao@blog.hu.com
Cc: Philip Barker [...],

Dear Mr. Hu Jintao,

We are writing this letter to you not to address you in your role as
the Chinese Premiere, but to address you as if one private individual
were speaking to another.

We would like to purchase your website, which can be found at the
following address http://blog.hu.com .

Please allow us to explain this request”: http://amexrap.org/fal/dear-mr-hu-jintao

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]]> http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/dear-mr-hu-jintao/feed 0 Which are your favorite Wikileaks-keywords? http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/which-are-your-favorite-wikileaks-keywords http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/which-are-your-favorite-wikileaks-keywords#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:01:17 +0000 mazsa http://theunitedpersons.org/?p=2231

Write them here anonymously: http://pad.telecomix.org/kulcsszavak
and/or set up an alert to monitor them: http://cablesearch.org/?page_id=17 (Number of cables:
1477 Still to go in Wikileaks 99%)

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