Andras Petho
@andraspe
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đđș journalist, @direkt36 co-founder, alum of @bbcworldservice and @washingtonpost. Nieman'20 #PanamaPapers #PegasusProject Tips: https://t.co/UR2yipwRsF
Budapest
Joined June 2009
Want to know how Viktor OrbĂĄnâs people secretly financed the acquisition of Euronews, one of the biggest news channels in Europe? Read the English version of our joint investigation with @lemondefr and @expresso. https://t.co/tAyRtY8gDV
direkt36.hu
Two years ago, a Portuguese businessman with good Hungarian government connections bought the Euronews TV channel. Direkt36, together with Le Monde and Expresso, found out that a large part of the...
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âWe found a special position in the Hungarian media landscape. Weâre not part of the news cycle. We focus all of our resources on investigative projects, reporting on stories that matter for the audience.â @andraspe co-founder of @direkt36
https://t.co/LxesB9fpzM
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So proud to see @direkt36 from Hungary featured when I opened my @NiemanLab newsletter yesterday - and what and a great lesson learned about the how to leverage multimedia as a digital newsroom in a screen heavy society.
âWe found a special position in the Hungarian media landscape. Weâre not part of the news cycle. We focus all of our resources on investigative projects, reporting on stories that matter for the audience.â @andraspe co-founder of @direkt36
https://t.co/LxesB9fpzM
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Thank you @TheAtlantic and @griffwitte for the opportunity!
Trump's moves to curb independent media look familiar to the Hungarian journalist @andraspe: "The MAGA authorities have learned OrbĂĄn's lessons well."
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Trump's moves to curb independent media look familiar to Hungarian investigative journalist @andraspe: âThe MAGA authorities have learned OrbĂĄnâs lessons well.â https://t.co/GO0Xa75UFn
theatlantic.com
Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor OrbĂĄnâs playbook.
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Trump's moves to curb independent media look familiar to the Hungarian journalist @andraspe: "The MAGA authorities have learned OrbĂĄn's lessons well."
theatlantic.com
Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor OrbĂĄnâs playbook.
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Join us at ISOJ 2025 for a panel with @AMLwhere, on the challenges journalists face in declining democracies. âđ° Hear from: @CarlosDadaâ El Salvador đ° @gulsinharmanâ Turkey đ° @khanumarfaâ India đ° @andraspeâ Hungary  Learn more: https://t.co/S8UUoVd81m
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For those in doubt: investigative reporting is free speech. We work in the interest of the many and against the interests of the few who try to rob them blind.
occrp.org
I wrote a story that was cited by a whistleblower complaint that led to Donald Trumpâs first impeachment. Now, itâs being used to attack foreign aid and the free press as part of a conspiracy theory....
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đ„@direkt36's 56-minute documentary on Viktor OrbĂĄn's family enrichment is a huge successâ2.2M views in a country of 9.7M. While OrbĂĄnâs propagandists smear us, weâre receiving unprecedented support and gratitude from our audience. đŹWatch the movie here: https://t.co/oZsc9cmAwq
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This documentary tells the story of the business dealings of the Hungarian Prime Ministerâs family over several decades. With hidden camera footage, we also show the luxurious world built by Viktor OrbĂĄnâs son-in-law IstvĂĄn Tiborcz...
telex.hu
This documentary tells the story of the business dealings of the Hungarian Prime Ministerâs family over several decades. With hidden camera footage, we also show the luxurious world built by Viktor...
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âThe Dynastyâ: a documentary on how Viktor #Orbanâs family got so rich. By @direkt36 about corruption in #Hungary on the highest level https://t.co/bP98OpkTOh
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The new @direkt36 documentary is finally released! âThe Dynastyâ investigates how Viktor Orbanâs family got so rich. Everyone should watch and learn the mechanisms of corruption. (Featuring reporting by me) https://t.co/TYx9eFs56t
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Iâm extremely proud to have been part of this project. Simple, clear, old-fashioned storytelling is still powerful.
"The Dynasty" - Direkt36's new documentary has reached one million views. Thank you! If you haven't seen it yet, you can watch it here: https://t.co/andahVGfh1
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Stay tuned đ„
đš THE DYNASTY: HOW THE BUSINESS EMPIRE OF VIKTOR ORBĂNâS FAMILY WAS BORN đš The very first documentary on the Hungarian PMâs family wealth is coming soon on Direkt36âalso with English subtitles! Stay tuned & spread the trailer! đ„đ„
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đđ° Behind the OrbĂĄn governmentâs âpro-familyâ policies lies vast corruptionâbenefiting one family the most: Viktor OrbĂĄnâs. My colleagues spent months on this documentary, the first in-depth film on corruption at the highest level in Hungary. Coming soonâstay tuned! @direkt36
đš THE DYNASTY: HOW THE BUSINESS EMPIRE OF VIKTOR ORBĂNâS FAMILY WAS BORN đš The very first documentary on the Hungarian PMâs family wealth is coming soon on Direkt36âalso with English subtitles! Stay tuned & spread the trailer! đ„đ„
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"Brace yourself for the worst". That's the advice to US journalists from reporters in Hungary. With thanks to @direkt36 @andraspe @JyShapiro @ecfr @MertekMonitor Listen back on @TheWorld
theworld.org
There are some media commentators who are concerned that US democracy, and the media that monitors it, are going the way of Hungary. There, democracy was not overthrown by tanks in the streets, mass...
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...and the Transparency-Soma 2024 Award goes to: ZoltĂĄn JandĂł, journalist of @G7gazdasag and Szabolcs Panyi & AndrĂĄs PethĆ, investigative journalists of @direkt36! We had a wonderful ceremony on Friday evening. Again, we congratulate the winners for their amazing work!
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đ„łWe just won Hungary's annual prize for best investigative journalism, the Soma-Transparency Award, with @andraspe! đIt's @direkt36's 4th win in 5 yearsâa huge achievement for our small but mighty non-profit team. đThis year, we uncovered đđșspying on EU institutions... 1/4
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This month in Cartagena, journalists & filmmakers from 25+ countries gathered at #FloodlightSummit to explore turning truth-based reporting into impactful fiction films & series. The future of investigative storytelling, w/our partner @FundacionGabo: https://t.co/SPH03jtejq
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đđ°For the first time, Viktor OrbĂĄn was confronted with our reporting that Hungarian intelligence surveilled OLAF investigators while they were probing his son-in-law's company for defrauding EU taxpayers. He didnât deny it... Hereâs our original story: https://t.co/fxf2mcIH0Q
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ICYMI: đȘđș EU Investigators Probing OrbĂĄnâs Son-in-Law Surveilled, Sparking Intelligence Agency Infighting @andraspe @direkt36
https://t.co/fxf2mcIH0Q
direkt36.hu
Direkt36 has revealed that during JĂĄnos LĂĄzĂĄr's administration, the Information Office was monitoring OLAF staff investigating suspicious projects linked to the son-in-law of Viktor OrbĂĄn. They tried...
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