Heti Válasz

Heti Válasz
description	Hungarian weekly newspaper
First edition	2001
attitude	2018
Frequency of publication	weekly
Sold edition	17,255 copies
(3rd quarter 2010)
Widespread edition	19,182 copies
(3rd quarter 2010)
Editor-in-chief	Borókai Gábor
editor	Szőnyi Szilárd
Web link	http://valasz.hu (Hungarian)

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Heti Válasz ("Weekly Answer") was a right-wing conservative , pro-government Hungarian weekly newspaper that appeared from 2001 to 2018.

history

The newspaper was founded in 2001 by the center-right government of Viktor Orbán as an alternative to post-communist newspapers. In the early years, István Elek , a green essayist and former member of parliament for the conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum, was a major influence on the editorial team. In 2004 the paper almost went bankrupt, but was taken over by other entrepreneurs who, however, do not want to interfere in editorial life. Under István Elek, the paper saw itself as ecological and conservative.

Current situation

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The profile of the newspaper had changed a lot since István Elek left. The newspaper distanced itself from the Fidesz party, which was formerly regarded as the founder, and went its own way. However, ideologically it is close to the bourgeois opposition, but it is also critical of it. The new editor-in-chief, Gábor Borókai, wants to position his paper as the Hungarian counterpart to FOCUS . Heti Válasz is the only newspaper in Hungary with an increasing circulation every week. The newspaper's most famous journalists include András Stumpf , Bálint Ablonczy , Szilárd Szönyi , Ágnes Osztovits , Anita Élő, Márton Devich and István Dévényi. The neo-conservative intellectuals of Hungary publish in this newspaper, such as the current Foreign Minister János Martonyi , the philosopher András Lánczi (* 1956) or the historian of ideas Ferenc Horkay Hörcher . In addition to these, green intellectuals also have their say, such as the sociologist András Lányi or the fundamental ecological philosopher János Sebeök . Nevertheless, the Heti Válasz is regarded as the mouthpiece of the neoconservative wing of the bourgeois opposition , and therefore it differs from the anti-globalist line of the other opposition daily and weekly newspapers in Hungary.

The magazine attracted international attention in 2010 when it accused Paul Lendvai of spying for the Hungarian State Security. Lendvai was able to credibly refute the allegations.

The Hungarian weekly newspaper Magyar Narancs made an explosive discovery in 2012, namely that Fidesz local governments bought Heti Válasz for positive reporting with higher sums of money.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} data publication ( Hungarian ) MATESZ. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2008. 
2. ↑ Lánczi András , accessed on July 7, 2018
3. ^ Hungarian newspaper accuses Paul Lendvai of being an informer , on diepresse.com , November 19, 2010
4. ↑ http://hvg.hu/itthon/20120615_magyar_narancs_masodik_kerulet Retrieved June 18, 2012