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Telex received a document indicating that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had listed the career paths of the Hungarian journalists. This was later recognized by the ministry.
The professional trips of foreign journalists abroad were listed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “Request for information for Hungarian journalists …
Posted by Telex.hu – Sunday, September 20, 2020
“Request for information on professional visits by Hungarian journalists to the host country” in June this year József Magyar, Undersecretary of State for the Development of European Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The recipients included the Hungarian embassies in the European Union, and the letter also reached Telex.
The editorial board writes on Facebook that in the letter Magyar asked whether, to the knowledge of the embassies, the host country had organized a professional visit, additional training, study trip for Hungarian journalists in recent years and whether such visits had taken place. . If so, the letter continues, when the trips took place, “what kind of representatives of the Hungarian media participated and what newspapers and organizations from the host country visited.”
We sent a detailed set of questions about the content of the Telex letter to the press department of the Ministry of the Environment. In addition to what was the reason for the rush, we wonder why it was necessary to compile such a list and what they started with the collected information.
The Ministry of the Environment sent the following response to your question:
Due to its task, the Ministry of the Environment, for its part, does everything possible against foreign interference in the internal affairs of Hungary; in experience, these attacks are often based on Soros organizations.
They were asked about the purpose of creating the database. Tamás Menczer and Péter Szijjártó too, but neither responded.
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