Hungary Stops State News

匈牙利停止國營新聞

Jul 7, 2026, 18:34

Prime Minister Péter Magyar stopped the news on state TV and radio. He wants to change how the news works in Hungary.

總理 Péter Magyar 停止了國家電視與廣播的新聞報導。他希望改變匈牙利新聞的運作方式。

The Tisza party won the election in April. Now, the government stopped news on M1 TV and Kossuth radio. They want to stop fake news and propaganda.

Tisza 党在四月贏得了選舉。現在，政府停止了 M1 電視與 Kossuth 廣播的新聞。他們希望阻止假新聞與政治宣傳。

For sixteen years, Viktor Orbán led the country. Many people say he controlled the media. Because of this, Hungary's press freedom score went down.

Viktor Orbán 領導這個國家十六年。許多人說他控制了媒體。因此，匈牙利的新聞自由得分下降了。

Changes happened at private TV stations too. TV2 fired its news director and main presenters. The government wants a new system for fair news.

私人電視台也發生了變化。TV2 解僱了其新聞總監與主主播。政府希望建立一個公平新聞的新系統。

Viktor Orbán is angry. He says this is not fair. He tells people to watch Hír TV instead. But the new government says the old system was bad.

Viktor Orbán 感到憤怒。他說這並不公平。他告訴人們改看 Hír TV。但新政府表示舊系統很糟糕。

The government is working to make a new, free news service for Hungary.

政府正致力於為匈牙利建立一個全新且自由的新聞服務。

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government (n.)

The group of people who control a country

Example:The government makes new laws for the people.

propaganda (n.)

Information used to make people believe something, often not true

Example:The posters were propaganda to make the leader look good.

controlled (v.)

Had power over something or someone

Example:The boss controlled everything in the office.

freedom (n.)

The power to do or say what you want

Example:Freedom of speech is important in a democracy.

presenters (n.)

People who introduce programs on TV or radio

Example:The news presenters speak clearly to the audience.