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It also turned out that the indamedia group, partly owned by the dominant figure in the government media, took the portal in exchange for a debt.
According to official communications, half are the dominant figure in government media, Miklós Vaszily Indamedia Group, which is owned by Indamedia Group, repurchased the shares of Index.hu Zrt., As a result of which it gained direct control over the portal, however, there was no cash flow in the transaction.
The Index’s actions were simply drawn by the Vasilians. They had the opportunity to do so, based on an agreement a few years earlier, because the Hungarian Development Foundation (MFA), which has owned the portal’s shares until now, owed a large sum to the Indamedia Group. So, in exchange for debt, they now carried the Index. Is Gábor Ziegler, Grupo Indamedia, also owner of 50 percent, confirmed our newspaper.
The deal was announced on Monday and it was announced that it would be leaving the index. Pál Szombathy CEO and András Sztankóczy also Deputy Director General, Editor-in-Chief. The new general director of the newspaper has been appointed with immediate effect Akos Starcz, will be the owner of Brand & Content and Dialogue Creatives. too László Bodolai, the president of MFA did not want to take advantage of the offer of Indamedia to remain a member of the board of directors of Index.hu Zrt., will continue to help the group Indamedia as a media lawyer – they wrote.
Although Szombathy was offered to remain as editor-in-chief, he eventually left by mutual agreement as a result of the negotiations. Gábor Ziegler said they simply disagreed. As you said, you still don’t have a specific idea of the person of the new editor-in-chief. Nor did he confirm that it was possible Gergely Ákos Balogh, whose job as the newspaper’s deputy editor-in-chief ended more than a week ago.
Miklós Vaszily appeared in the Indamedia group in the spring, but at the time László Bodolai called the fact that the Index was owned by foundations the number one guarantee of independence. Regarding recent developments, Ziegler said to our question:
Many opinions are constantly expressed about the content of the Index, which is normal for the main news portal in the country. Many people immediately say that they should not read the Index together with your opinion. I believe that by reading the Index, everyone can form an opinion about the content, that if they like it, it will continue to be a recurring reader. Currently, the newspaper has nearly one million national readers returning daily, produced by perhaps the most diverse editorial staff in the country.
Regarding the greater independence of the role, he stated:
The question of independence is subjective.
He added that the fact that he owns something is not unusual in the media world, in his opinion, the work of the editorial board, the content should be judged on the quality of the content of a particular publication and, if you will , Their independence.
Ziegler also spoke of having no plans to fire journalists, but at the same time sustainable operation must be taken into account. It is necessary to develop a business plan for 2021, on the basis of which all economic measures will be decided. But, he said, the number of staff is now smaller than in the previous editorial office, and it takes a certain number of staff to produce a serious document.
Speaking about the direct ownership position of the Indamedia Group, he said that the inclusion of the Index in the portfolio opened the possibility of helping the newspaper, which was in a more difficult economic situation due to the coronavirus and the new editorial office, to help de faster and more efficient way in case of financial difficulties. . This makes it easier for them to participate in economic operations, he said.
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