26 August 2010

HUNGARY: Foreign Media On PM Viktor Orban.

HUNGARIAN SPECTRUM BLOG/
3 x POSTS about media, starting with the WASHPOST/ 
   "I must say that Viktor Orbán's foreign press is abysmal. Most writings in the English-language press found Hungary's decision to break off the negotiations with the IMF wrong-headed, with the notable exception of Adam LeBor in The Times (July 26) and an opinion piece by a Washington-based economist, Mark Weisbrot, in The Guardian (August 9). Weisbrot is an expert on Latin America and a great admirer of Hugo Chavez. The fiercely anti-socialist Hungarian government wasn't picky: it was most grateful for Weisbrot's encouraging words. Today I'm going to focus on the foreign reaction to what's going on inside of Hungary. "