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Onda Cero

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Headquartered in Madrid, Onda Cero is a national radio broadcaster that first went on air November 1990, covering news, politics, culture, and more. It is owned by the publicly-traded Astresmeda, one of Spain’s largest media companies which also owns several other radio and television stations as well as a streaming platform, Astresplayer. Onda Cero had an average of 2.3 million listeners in the first half of 2026, according to a company report. The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report ranks Onda Cero as 14th when it comes to national TV, radio, and print weekly reach, with an overall trust score among the highest of those surveyed at 49%. In February 2020, Onda Cero’s “Más de uno”  program aired an interview with Yao Fei (姚飛), China’s then-charge d’affairs to Spain, on China’s initial COVID-19 response, in which Yao claimed that China maintained “a policy of complete transparency” and dismissed concerns about Li Wenliang (李文亮), the Chinese doctor who died of the virus after raising alarms early into the outbreak.

Magyar Hirlap

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Magyar Hírlap is a Hungarian daily newspaper founded in 1968 as a state publication based in Budapest. Privatized after Hungary’s 1989 transition from communist rule, it became known for a liberal editorial stance until Swiss publisher Ringier acquired it in 2000. Hungary’s Economic Competition Authority (GVH) later ruled that Ringier held an excessive share of the newspaper market, prompting a divestiture. Entrepreneur Gábor Széles purchased and relaunched Magyar Hírlap in 2005, after which it adopted a “pro-government, anti-globalist, and patriotic” editorial line supporting the ruling Fidesz party, according to the media-monitoring database Eurotopics. In 2023, independent outlet Telex reported that the paper’s foreign-policy desk cited Orosz Hírek, an anonymous pro-Kremlin outlet republishing banned Russian state media, more than 1,500 times that year. Magyar Hírlap has published online only since 2022.

Hungary Today

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Hungary Today is an English-language news portal based in Budapest, billing itself as the leading English-language news source for Hungary. The portal, active since 2011, covers politics, economy, culture, and sport. It is published by the Friends of Hungary Foundation (Magyarország Barátai Alapítvány), a Hungarian NGO founded in 2011 to strengthen ties between Hungary and Hungarians living abroad. The foundation relies on private donations, including from state-linked firms such as gas and oil company MOL Group. MOL Group was long seen as closely associated with Orbán and his administration. In 2020, the Hungarian state transferred a 10 percent stake in MOL to Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a think tank run by Orbán’s then political director, Balázs Orbán. While its “About Us” page says the newsroom strives to “provide a complete, unbiased picture of Hungary,” the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC), a research institute that studies media systems worldwide, found that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has regularly appeared at its annual conferences, and journalists and analysts it interviewed in 2023–2024 said the outlets increasingly function as vehicles for government narratives.

Klasszik Radio

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Klasszik Rádió is a private commercial station that began broadcasting classical music in Budapest on December 1, 2009, and airs different types of classical music content alongside Hungarian and English-language news. In December 2010, the station partnered with GBTimes, a Finnish-registered but Chinese-owned distributor tied to China Radio International (CRI), selling part of its airtime. On June 24, 2011, it halted regular programming to air Chinese state-produced content timed precisely to the arrival of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (溫家寶), the first visit to Hungary by a Chinese premier in 24 years, investigative Hungarian outlet Direkt36 reported.

Copenhagen Post

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The Copenhagen Post is an English-language newspaper in Denmark, providing daily newsletters and online news. Founded in 1997, the post is today published by The Post ApS. The Post receives subsidies to support its work from the Agency for Culture and Palaces (Mediestøtte) under the government, and its operation is regulated under the Danish Media Liability Act.

Beteve

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Betevé (formerly Barcelona Televisió) is Barcelona’s municipal public broadcaster, launched on November 3, 1994 by merging ten district television stations. Its day-to-day management is handled by the Barcelona City Council, which acts as its shareholders’ assembly. The broadcaster produces its own programming, from newscasts to documentaries, debate shows, and entertainment. It broadcasts primarily in Catalan, a policy in place since the channel’s founding.

Televisao de Mocambique

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Televisão de Moçambique (Television of Mozambique), or TVM, is Mozambique’s state-funded public television broadcaster, launched in 1981. TVM is owned and funded by the Mozambican government, which directly appoints its leadership and covers over 75 percent of the television budget through state subsidies. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, covering news, children’s programming, entertainment, cultural content, soap operas, and drama series. 

The Baltic Times

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The Baltic Times is an English-language newspaper covering political, economic, business, and cultural affairs across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Founded in 1996 through the merger of two newspapers, The Baltic Independent and The Baltic Observer, it is headquartered in Riga, Latvia. The paper publishes news analysis and commentary on politics, business, diplomacy, culture, tourism, and regional affairs, with a focus on covering events across all three Baltic states. It also produces a seasonal magazine featuring interviews and in-depth reporting on pan-Baltic topics. The outlet also has a presence online, with a website and through social media, on Facebok, X and Youtube.

Politika

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Politika is Serbia’s oldest and most influential daily newspaper, first published on January 25, 1904, in Belgrade by founder and editor Vladislav Ribnikar. The inaugural issue was printed in 2,450 copies across four pages, priced at five para. Throughout its history, Politika has twice ceased publication during wartime: from 1914-1919 during World War I and from April 1941 to October 1944 during World War II. The newspaper also suspended operations in summer 1992 due to a journalists’ strike protesting government attempts to convert it into a state enterprise. Today, Politika maintains its position as one of Serbia’s most respected newspapers, adhering to high professional journalistic standards while fostering dialogue and freedom of expression. The publication has collaborated with notable literary figures, including Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić and Winston Churchill.