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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.

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