Heti Világgazdaság
The HVG (acronym of Heti Világgazdaság , German "Weekly World Economy") is a weekly (Thursdays) published liberal magazine from Hungary . The magazine covers topics from the field of economy , politics and culture from home and abroad. In addition, the online portal hvg.hu was started, which publishes other articles in addition to the articles from the print edition.
history
The magazine Heti Világgazdaság was founded in 1979 by Mátyás Vince. The popular abbreviation “HVG” was later adopted as the official name (in lower case: hvg ).
founding
István Gyulai, editor-in-chief of the then Világgazdaság (German "Weltwirtschaft"), recommended Mátyás Vince for the post of editor-in-chief of Heti Világgazdaság. The first edition appeared in June 1979 after a preparation period of three months.
The aim of the then 32-page weekly magazine was to make information about the economy at home and abroad accessible to everyone, since the predecessor Világgazdaság was reserved for a specific readership for reasons of censorship . The Thursday magazine was available from newsagents from the start and had a young, intellectual readership.
Editors-in-chief
- Mátyás Vince (1979–1988)
- Iván Lipovecz (1988-2005)
- Pál Réti (2005–)
Content orientation
According to an internal editorial statute from the early 1990s, the HVG is a liberal magazine, particularly when it comes to economic issues . The HVG sees itself in the role of a guardian of democracy and is not affiliated with any political party. The employees feel bound by the non-partisanship.
In principle, the editors do not select articles based on whether they are harmful or useful to a particular political party. However, in the Opinions section (ung. Vélemények ) there is the possibility of expressing political opinions and views (commentary). The management of the magazine tries to ensure that columnists from other newspapers do not write for the hvg .
The magazine often reveals connections and links between the Hungarian economy and politics. It was the first Hungarian press to operate an investigative line and has been sued several times for its revealing and inconvenient reporting.
The final editorial deadline is Tuesday evening, on which the last current changes will be made. Because of this, not all parts of the magazine are printed at the same time. The topics for the next edition will be agreed on Wednesday.
The articles are created week after week. In current exceptional situations, the magazine can also be put together in one or two days. B. in the terrorist attacks of September 11th.
Permanent rubrics
- Fókuszban ("In Focus")
- Társadalom ("Society")
- Világ ("world")
- monitor
- Prizma
- Szellem ("spirit")
- Trend (not every week)
- Interjú ("Interview")
- Magyar gazdaság ("Hungarian Economy")
- Nemzetközi gazdaság ("International Economy")
- Pénzügyek ("Finance")
- Hét nap gazdaság ("Seven Days of Economy")
- reflex
- Portré ("Portrait")
- Hét nap ("Seven days")
Cover pictures
The respective cover pictures deal with the respective top topic of the week in a humorous-satirical way. In the 80s, mainly graphics were to be seen expressing hidden criticism of the system. The tendency towards increasingly absurd cover images was weakened somewhat after the system change, more concrete contexts now came into focus. Satirical games with the Hungarian national symbols were particularly controversial; meanwhile it is largely dispensed with.
readership
According to several statistical surveys, the majority of the readers of the hvg have a university entrance qualification or a university degree, 70–80% are city dwellers. Half of the readership is concentrated in Budapest . The hvg does not have a special profile and is a mainstream magazine with a large circulation.
In the 1980s the magazine had a very loyal readership, who often met in so-called HVG clubs to exchange views critical of the regime.
Publication type
The hvg is published by Redaktions-AG Weekly World Economy (Heti Világgazdaság Kiadói Részvénytársaság) . The number of pages varies between 100 and 120 pages. 75% of the owners of the AG are the German media group Funke (formerly WAZ Group) and 25% are editors and employees. In July 2014, the Funke Group announced that it would withdraw from its stake.
distribution
70% of the editions are distributed through subscriptions, 30% through magazine sellers. A CD archive with all articles and issues of the year is published annually. The Internet portal can be reached at www.hvg.hu, the success of which the online edition has not led to the often usual decline in sales figures. The total circulation in the 3rd quarter of 2007 was 90,143. Around 400,000 people read the HVG on average. The number of sales is influenced by the current and political mood; in general, the leaf sells particularly well in autumn and on election dates.
Most of the proceeds come from advertisements. The hvg does not accept any government or EU subsidies, as it is concerned with political independence.
editorial staff
The editorial team has 80 employees, in addition to many freelance journalists.
Foreign original, parallels
The hvg is very often compared with the British The Economist . There are certain similarities in terms of type and content, but there is no collaboration between the editorial teams. The news provider is Reuters , who mainly used the photos.
Other issues, supplements
- HVG Háló : (“Network”) supplement to information technology
- HVG Trend : Supplement to the architecture
- Műértő : (“Art Understanding ”) periodical on art
- HVG Könyvek : (“Books”) book publisher
swell
- Vince 1998: Vince Mátyás volt főszerkesztő. Vince Mátyás: Hogyan született a HVG? Megjelent a Beszélő című folyóirat III. folyam, III. évfolyam, 11. számában, 1998 novemberében
- Réti 2007: Réti Pál főszerkesztő. Szóbeli közlés 2007. October, Farkas Gabriella és Tóth Mónika interjúja
- Kókay – Buzinkay – Murányi: A magyar sajtó története, Budapest, Sajtóház Kiadó, 2007.
Individual evidence
- ↑ (Vince 1998)
- ↑ Open letter from an editor about the exit of the Funke Group in the industry online magazine meedia.de . Retrieved August 6, 2014
- ^ Announcement by the magazine of July 30, 2014 on its homepage hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved August 6, 2014
- ↑ MATESZ_online Robot generálta cím