This is a list of defunct newspapers in Hungary.
Title | Language | Print / Online | Est. | Ceased | Owner | Orientation | Link |
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888 | Hungarian | Online | 2015 | 2023 | KESMA | Right, conservatism | 888 |
Budapesti Hírlap | Hungarian | 1881 | 1938 | Jenő Rákosi | Conservative | - | |
Esti Budapest [1] | Hungarian | 1952 | 1956 | Hungarian Working People's Party | Communism, Socialism, Marxism–Leninism | - | |
Esti Hírlap [1] [2] | Hungarian | 1956 | 1996 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1990) Mirror Group (1990-1992) Hungarian News Publishing Company (1990-1996) | Communism, Socialism, Marxism–Leninism, Kádárism | - | |
Faktor | Hungarian | Online | 2008 | 2019 | KESMA | Right, conservatism | faktor.hu (now works as an archive) |
Mercurius Hungaricus [3] | Latin | 1705 | 1710 | Antal Esterházy de Galánta | Anti-Habsburgism, Protestantism, first newspaper in Hungary | - | |
Reggel [4] | Hungarian | 2004 | 2005 | Axel Springer | Left, liberalism | - | |
Lokál | Hungarian | Both | 2015 | 2020 | KESMA | Right, conservatism | lokal.hu (now directs to metropol.hu) |
Napi Gazdaság [5] | Hungarian | Both | 1991 | 2015 | Gábor Liszkay | Right, conservatism | www (now it works independent from Napi Gazdaság) |
Népszabadság [6] | Hungarian | Both | 1956 | 2016 | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1956-1990) Bertelsmann(50%), Free Press Foundation (Szabad Sajtó Alapítvány)(26%), First Hungarian Investment Fund (16.8%), Editorial Staff Association (6%) (1990-2005) Ringier (2014-2016) Vienna Capital Partners (2016) | Left, social democracy | nol |
Magyar Idők | Hungarian | Both | 2015 | 2019 | Mediaworks [7] | Right, conservatism | magyaridok |
Mai Nap | Hungarian | Both | 1989 | 2005 | Hírlapkiadó Vállalat | Tabloid | mainap.hu (now works as a news aggregator site) |
Pesti Hírlap | Hungarian | 1841 | 1849 | Lajos Kossuth | Left, national liberalism | - | |
Pesti Hírlap | Hungarian | 1878 | 1944 | Légrády Brothers | Right, conservatism | - | |
Pesti Hírlap | Hungarian | 1990 | 1994 | István Varga | Right, conservatism | - | |
Szabad Nép | Hungarian | 1942 | 1956 | Hungarian Working People's Party | Far-left, communism | - | |
The Budapest Beacon | English | Online | 2013 | 2018 | Real Reporting Foundation | Left, liberalism | budapestbeacon |
Új Magyarország | Hungarian | 1991 | 1997 | Hungarian Democratic Forum | Right, conservatism | - | |
Világgazdaság | Hungarian | Both | 1969 | 2022 | Mediaworks | Right, conservatism | vg.hu (still operating) |
vs.hu | Hungarian | Online | 2013 | 2019 | New Wave Media Group | Right, conservatism | vs |
zoom.hu | Hungarian | Online | 2017 | 2018 | STRAT-POL | Left, liberalism | zoom |
Title | Language | Print/Online | Est. | Ceased | Owner | Orientation | Link |
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Figyelő | Hungarian | Both | 1957 | 2022 | Mediaworks | Right, conservatism | figyelo.hu (still operating) |
Helyi Téma | Hungarian | Both | 2004 | 2013 | Tamás Vitézy | Right, conservatism | helyitema.hu (not works) |
Heti Válasz | Hungarian | Both | 2001 | 2018 | Lajos Simicska | Centre, conservatism | valasz.hu (now works as an archive) |
Hétfői Hírek | Hungarian | 1957 | 1985 | Hírlapkiadó Vállalat | Far-left, communism | - | |
Ludas Matyi | Hungarian | 1945 | 1992 | Hírlapkiadó Vállalat | Far-left, political satirical magazine | - | |
Magyar Hírmondó | Hungarian | 1780 | 1788 | Ferenc Ágoston Patzkó | Independent | - | |
The Budapest Sun | English | 1993 | 2009 | Associated Newspapers of Great Britain | Independent | - | |
Vasárnapi Hírek | Hungarian | Both | 1985 | 2018 | XXI. század Média Kft. | Left, social democracy | vasarnapihirek.hu (not works) |
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