Hungarian Daily Magyar Hírlap Fined Over Bayer Item
- 9 May 2013 9:00 AM
The Media Council has imposed a Ft 250,000 fine on Magyar Hírlap because of an anti-Roma editorial in which staff writer Zsolt Bayer referred to Roma as “animals”. The council said the January 5 article violates the ban on hate speech.
The Media Council also ordered the newspaper to publish its ruling.
Bayer wrote, in part, “a considerable part of Gypsies are not fit for co-existence . . . This section of Gypsies are animals and behave like animals.”
This is the first time that the Media Council has proceeded against a print or online publication, Magyar Hírlap writes.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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