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András Pethő

@andraspe

Andras Petho, a 2020 Nieman Fellow, is a co-founder and editor of Direkt36, an investigative journalism center in Hungary. Previously, he was a senior editor for the news site Origo.

How Hungary’s Independent Media Held the Line

How Hungary’s Independent Media Held the Line

Investigative journalists helped keep democracy’s flame alive in dark times
April 23, 2026
I witnessed Orbán crack down on Hungary's free press. Here’s my advice to journalists facing similar threats

I witnessed Orbán crack down on Hungary’s free press. Here’s my advice to journalists facing similar threats

When you come under attack as a journalist, don’t make yourself the center of the story
June 9, 2022
How to Convey a Five-Year Investigation in Six Minutes

How to Convey a Five-Year Investigation in Six Minutes

András Pethő, a 2020 Nieman Fellow, tells a complex story on corruption within the administration of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to a general audience.I knew we were in trouble…
June 3, 2021
The Threat—and Opportunity—COVID-19 Brings to Hungary’s Embattled Journalists

The Threat—and Opportunity—COVID-19 Brings to Hungary’s Embattled Journalists

Journalists have had a rough decade in Hungary under prime minister Viktor Orbán’s increasingly authoritarian rule. Now, the coronavirus crisis may make it even harder for independent news outlets to…
April 5, 2020