Hungary Media Council Hungry to Fine Newspaper

Image via WikipediaAccording to a blog post by Politics.HU ("The Intelligent Source for Intelligence on Hungarian Politics"), the country's Media Council is expected to fine liberal newspaper Nepszabadsag for its refusal to retract a story about Council President Annamaria Szalai.

The newspaper declined to publish a requested correction to its story claiming Szalai stands to become the overseer of thousands of public media workers.  Under a media law enacted in January 2010, the newspaper could face a fine up to 25 million Forints (HUF) ($120,000) and its top executive could be socked with a 2 million Forints ($9,600) penalty.