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168 Óra
Editor-in-chiefÁkos Mester
Categories News magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation4,105 (2022)
PublisherTelegráf Kiadó Kft
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Final issueAugust 2022
CompanyBrit Media Group
Country Hungary
Based in Budapest
Language Hungarian
Website 168 Óra
ISSN 0864-8581

168 Óra ( Hungarian: 168 Hours) was a weekly political news magazine published in Budapest, Hungary. It was in circulation between 1989 and August 2022. [1] [2] The website is still updated as of October 2022.

History and profile

168 Óra was started in 1989 by the radio broadcaster with the same name, which is part of Hungary's state broadcasting institution Magyar Rádió. [1] [3] In the initial phase it was just the print version of the radio programme, but later it became a political publication. [1] As of 2014 Ákos Mester was the editor-in-chief of the magazine which is based in Budapest. [1] It is part of Brit Media Group. [4] The publisher of the magazine was Telegráf Kiadó Kft. [5]

168 Óra was published weekly on Thursdays and offered articles about politics and current affairs as well as features interviews with significant public figures. [1] [6] The magazine had a liberal and left liberal stance. [6] [7] The magazine defined itself as a critical civic-intellectual weekly. [3]

In 2003 168 Óra published the French President Jacques Chirac's press conference as if it was an exclusive interview for the magazine. [8]

The magazine folded in August 2022. [2]

Circulation

168 Óra sold 58,000 copies in 2002 and 53,000 copies in 2003. [9] During the fourth quarter of 2009 its circulation was 36,371 copies. [3] In 2010 the magazine had a circulation of 21,000 copies. [1] It sold 17,746 copies in 2013. [10] Its circulation dropped to 14,321 copies in 2015. [5] The last publicly announced circulation figure in 2021 was 4,105 copies which indicated a steeply declining circulation status. [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "168 óra". Euro Topics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Megszűnik a 168 óra hetilap". HVG.hu. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Communicating Europe: Hungary Manual" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. December 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ^ Andras Jambor (31 August 2016). "Fidesz set to increase its control of Hungarian media". Political Critique. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b Ágnes Urbán (November 2016). "Recent changes in media ownership" (PDF). Mertek Media Monitor. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b "168 óra: A new Hungarian left-wing is needed". The Budapest Beacon. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Media Profiles". Visegrad Plus. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ^ Ronald Kovats; Viktoria Villanyi (2004). "Hungary". In Alexander J. Motyl; Amanda Schnetzer (eds.). Nations in Transit 2004: Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 266. ISBN  978-0-7425-3646-3.
  9. ^ Péter Bajomi-Lázár. "The Business of Ethics, the Ethics of Business" (PDF). Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Top 50 Magazines". IFABC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  11. ^ Szalay Dániel (21 March 2022). "Nem mérik többé a 168 Óra példányszámát – Milkovics Pál vezérigazgatót kérdeztük az okokról" (in Hungarian). Media 1. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

168 Óra
Editor-in-chiefÁkos Mester
Categories News magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation4,105 (2022)
PublisherTelegráf Kiadó Kft
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Final issueAugust 2022
CompanyBrit Media Group
Country Hungary
Based in Budapest
Language Hungarian
Website 168 Óra
ISSN 0864-8581

168 Óra ( Hungarian: 168 Hours) was a weekly political news magazine published in Budapest, Hungary. It was in circulation between 1989 and August 2022. [1] [2] The website is still updated as of October 2022.

History and profile

168 Óra was started in 1989 by the radio broadcaster with the same name, which is part of Hungary's state broadcasting institution Magyar Rádió. [1] [3] In the initial phase it was just the print version of the radio programme, but later it became a political publication. [1] As of 2014 Ákos Mester was the editor-in-chief of the magazine which is based in Budapest. [1] It is part of Brit Media Group. [4] The publisher of the magazine was Telegráf Kiadó Kft. [5]

168 Óra was published weekly on Thursdays and offered articles about politics and current affairs as well as features interviews with significant public figures. [1] [6] The magazine had a liberal and left liberal stance. [6] [7] The magazine defined itself as a critical civic-intellectual weekly. [3]

In 2003 168 Óra published the French President Jacques Chirac's press conference as if it was an exclusive interview for the magazine. [8]

The magazine folded in August 2022. [2]

Circulation

168 Óra sold 58,000 copies in 2002 and 53,000 copies in 2003. [9] During the fourth quarter of 2009 its circulation was 36,371 copies. [3] In 2010 the magazine had a circulation of 21,000 copies. [1] It sold 17,746 copies in 2013. [10] Its circulation dropped to 14,321 copies in 2015. [5] The last publicly announced circulation figure in 2021 was 4,105 copies which indicated a steeply declining circulation status. [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "168 óra". Euro Topics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Megszűnik a 168 óra hetilap". HVG.hu. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Communicating Europe: Hungary Manual" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. December 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ^ Andras Jambor (31 August 2016). "Fidesz set to increase its control of Hungarian media". Political Critique. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b Ágnes Urbán (November 2016). "Recent changes in media ownership" (PDF). Mertek Media Monitor. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b "168 óra: A new Hungarian left-wing is needed". The Budapest Beacon. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Media Profiles". Visegrad Plus. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ^ Ronald Kovats; Viktoria Villanyi (2004). "Hungary". In Alexander J. Motyl; Amanda Schnetzer (eds.). Nations in Transit 2004: Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 266. ISBN  978-0-7425-3646-3.
  9. ^ Péter Bajomi-Lázár. "The Business of Ethics, the Ethics of Business" (PDF). Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Top 50 Magazines". IFABC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  11. ^ Szalay Dániel (21 March 2022). "Nem mérik többé a 168 Óra példányszámát – Milkovics Pál vezérigazgatót kérdeztük az okokról" (in Hungarian). Media 1. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

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