In his response to my op-ed on media capture, Dr Zoltan Kovacs does not even try to refute my main point about Hungary: that most Hungarian news media have been captured by the state, and that this anti-democratic trend is spreading across Eastern Europe.
At the same time, he nicely demonstrates his government's refusal to tolerate criticism.
The familiar Soros smokescreen is p...
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Harlan Mandel is chief executive officer of the Media Development Investment Fund.