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'''Ferenc Szaniszló''' (born 7 October 1960) is a ] right-wing media figure and a former broadcaster for ], a conservative television service in Hungary. In 2013 Szaniszló received the ] for his earlier work, including reports on the ] and the ], but returned it following criticism over ] and ] remarks broadcast nationally on Echo TV. '''Ferenc Szaniszló''' (born 7 October 1960) is a ] right-wing media figure, and a former broadcaster for ], a conservative television service in Hungary. In 2013 Szaniszló received the Táncsics Journalism Award for his earlier work, including reports on the ] and the ], but returned it following criticism over ] and ] remarks broadcast nationally on Echo TV.


==Career== ==Career==
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Szaniszló was born in ] in 1960, and grew up in ] and ], both in east Hungary. He attended University in ], and was subsequently stationed there as an employee of the Hungarian daily paper '']''.<ref name=index>{{cite web|url=http://index.hu/kultur/media/2013/03/14/szaniszlo_tiltakozas/|title=Szaniszló kitüntetése legitimálja a gyűlöletkeltést|language=Hungarian|date=14 March 2013|work=index.hu|trans-title=Awarding Szaniszló legitimizes incitement of hatred}}</ref> Szaniszló was born in ] in 1960, and grew up in ] and ], both in east Hungary. He attended University in ], and was subsequently stationed there as an employee of the Hungarian daily paper '']''.<ref name=index>{{cite web|url=http://index.hu/kultur/media/2013/03/14/szaniszlo_tiltakozas/|title=Szaniszló kitüntetése legitimálja a gyűlöletkeltést|language=Hungarian|date=14 March 2013|work=index.hu|trans-title=Awarding Szaniszló legitimizes incitement of hatred}}</ref>


Working for ] television, Szaniszló reported on the ] of the ],<ref>{{cite news|last=Szaniszlo|first=Ferenc|title=Yeltsin on restructuring and Soviet leaders|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=20 February 1989}}</ref> and on the ] between Serb and Hungarian speaking populations in Yugoslavia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Other reports on Croatia: Hungarian-populated village in Slavonia fighting Chetniks receives ultimatum|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=11 July 1991}}</ref> Later, Szaniszló covered the Kosovo war in Serbia, interviewing Albanian villagers and political leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yugoslavia: Albanian leaders on negotiation positions, arms, tactics|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=11 September 1998}}</ref> Working for ] television, Szaniszló reported on the ] of the ],<ref>{{cite news|last=Szaniszlo|first=Ferenc|title=Yeltsin on restructuring and Soviet leaders|newspaper=BBC|date=20 February 1989}}</ref> and on the ] between Serb and Hungarian speaking populations in Yugoslavia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Other reports on Croatia: Hungarian-populated village in Slavonia fighting Chetniks receives ultimatum|newspaper=BBC|date=11 July 1991}}</ref> Later, Szaniszló covered the Kosovo war in Serbia, interviewing Albanian villagers and political leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yugoslavia: Albanian leaders on negotiation positions, arms, tactics|newspaper=BBC|date=11 September 1998}}</ref>


In Hungary, Szaniszló worked as an editor for Duna TV news between 2005-2007.<ref name=index20130314>{{cite news|title=Stanislaus earned legitimize hatred|url=http://index.hu/kultur/media/2013/03/14/szaniszlo_tiltakozas/|accessdate=11 November 2013|newspaper=Index.hu|date=14 March 2013}}</ref> Since 2008 he has worked for the television chain Echo TV, a "favorite forum among Hungarian neofascists" according to '']''.<ref name=monde1>{{cite news|last=Stolz|first=Joelle|title=Prime au fascisme en Hongrie|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2013/03/29/prime-au-fascisme-en-hongrie_3149369_3214.html|accessdate=22 April 2013|newspaper=M - Le Monde|date=29 March 2012}}</ref> Following the ] in October 2010, Szaniszló claimed that the incident was caused by the ], and bombing by the ].<ref name=index20130314 /> In Hungary, Szaniszló worked as an editor for Duna TV news between 2005-2007.<ref name=index20130314>{{cite news|title=Stanislaus earned legitimize hatred|url=http://index.hu/kultur/media/2013/03/14/szaniszlo_tiltakozas/|accessdate=11 November 2013|newspaper=Index.hu|date=14 March 2013}}</ref> Since 2008 he has worked for the television chain Echo TV, a "favorite forum among Hungarian neofascists" according to '']''.<ref name=monde1>{{cite news|last=Stolz|first=Joelle|title=Prime au fascisme en Hongrie|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2013/03/29/prime-au-fascisme-en-hongrie_3149369_3214.html|accessdate=22 April 2013|newspaper=M - Le Monde|date=29 March 2012}}</ref> Following the ] in October 2010, Szaniszló claimed that the incident was caused by the ], and bombing by the ].<ref name=index20130314 />


==Returned Táncsics award== ==Returned Táncsics award==
On 14 March 2013<ref name=index /> the Hungarian Human Resources Minister ] awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, Hungary's highest state award for journalism, named after ].<ref name=euro>{{cite news|title=Hungarian government awards prize to far-right journalist|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/18/web-hungarian-government-awards-prize-to-far-right-journalist/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Euronews|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=hersh>{{cite news|last=Hershfeld|first=Rachel|title=Racist Hungarian Journalist Returns State Prize|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166451#.UVORkb8eNzo|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Arutz Sheva|date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=thorpe>{{cite news|last=Thorpe|first=Nick|title=Anger in Hungary at prize for 'anti-Semitic' reporter|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21834834|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=paterson>{{cite news|last=Paterson|first=Tony|title=Hungarian government awards Tancsics prize for journalism to notorious anti-Semite Ferenc Szaniszlo|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungarian-government-awards-tancsics-prize-for-journalism-to-notorious-antisemite-ferenc-szaniszlo-8538178.html|accessdate=24 March 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=17 March 2012}}</ref> A dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest, due to Szaniszló's history of controversy including a 2011 incident which resulted in a government fine over, according to ''The Independent'', "anti-Semitic outbursts and his detrimental remarks about the country’s ostracised Roma minority," including calling Roma "human monkeys"<ref name=paterson/> and suggesting he regarded Jews as garbage.<ref name=dunai>{{cite news|last=Dunai|first=Martin|title=Hungary asks reporter to return award over anti-Semitism row|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-hungary-journalist-idUSBRE92J0AD20130320|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=jta/> On 14 March 2013<ref name=index /> the Hungarian Human Resources Minister ] awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, Hungary's highest state award for journalism, named after ].<ref name=euro>{{cite news|title=Hungarian government awards prize to far-right journalist|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/18/web-hungarian-government-awards-prize-to-far-right-journalist/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Euronews|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=hersh>{{cite news|last=Hershfeld|first=Rachel|title=Racist Hungarian Journalist Returns State Prize|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166451#.UVORkb8eNzo|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Arutz Sheva|date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=thorpe>{{cite news|last=Thorpe|first=Nick|title=Anger in Hungary at prize for 'anti-Semitic' reporter|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21834834|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=paterson>{{cite news|last=Paterson|first=Tony|title=Hungarian government awards Tancsics prize for journalism to notorious anti-Semite Ferenc Szaniszlo|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungarian-government-awards-tancsics-prize-for-journalism-to-notorious-antisemite-ferenc-szaniszlo-8538178.html|accessdate=24 March 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=17 March 2012}}</ref> A dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest, due to Szaniszló's history of controversy including a 2011 incident which resulted in a government fine over, according to ''The Independent'', "anti-Semitic outbursts and his detrimental remarks about the country’s ostracised Roma minority," including calling Roma "human monkeys"<ref name=paterson/> and suggesting he regarded Jews as garbage.<ref name=dunai>{{cite news|last=Dunai|first=Martin|title=Hungary asks reporter to return award over anti-Semitism row|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-journalist-idUSBRE92J0AD20130320|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=jta/>


Szaniszló's receipt of the award was criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador ], and by U.S. ambassador ].<ref name=paterson /><ref> Szaniszló's receipt of the award was criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador ], and by U.S. ambassador ].<ref name=paterson /><ref>
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Hungarian broadcaster
Ferenc Szaniszló
BornCsenger
NationalityHungarian
OccupationJournalist

Ferenc Szaniszló (born 7 October 1960) is a Hungarian right-wing media figure, and a former broadcaster for Echo TV, a conservative television service in Hungary. In 2013 Szaniszló received the Táncsics Journalism Award for his earlier work, including reports on the fall of the Soviet Union and the Yugoslav Wars, but returned it following criticism over anti-Semitic and anti-Roma remarks broadcast nationally on Echo TV.

Career

Szaniszló was born in Csenger in 1960, and grew up in Csegöld and Fehérgyarmat, both in east Hungary. He attended University in Moscow, and was subsequently stationed there as an employee of the Hungarian daily paper Magyar Hírlap.

Working for Budapest television, Szaniszló reported on the collapse of the Soviet Union, and on the conflict between Serb and Hungarian speaking populations in Yugoslavia. Later, Szaniszló covered the Kosovo war in Serbia, interviewing Albanian villagers and political leaders.

In Hungary, Szaniszló worked as an editor for Duna TV news between 2005-2007. Since 2008 he has worked for the television chain Echo TV, a "favorite forum among Hungarian neofascists" according to Le Monde. Following the Ajka alumina plant accident in October 2010, Szaniszló claimed that the incident was caused by the International Monetary Fund, and bombing by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Returned Táncsics award

On 14 March 2013 the Hungarian Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, Hungary's highest state award for journalism, named after Mihály Táncsics. A dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest, due to Szaniszló's history of controversy including a 2011 incident which resulted in a government fine over, according to The Independent, "anti-Semitic outbursts and his detrimental remarks about the country’s ostracised Roma minority," including calling Roma "human monkeys" and suggesting he regarded Jews as garbage.

Szaniszló's receipt of the award was criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador Ilan Mor, and by U.S. ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis. Conversely, Jobbik Party president Gábor Vona stated that Szaniszló had won a "moral victory" in an interview with Hungary's Szent Korona Rádió (Holy Crown Radio).

Balog responded with an open letter to Szaniszló stating:

I primarily intended to acknowledge the work you once did as a foreign affairs correspondent reporting from the former Soviet area and the war in the Balkans ... Only after I made the decision about the award was I informed about your assertions in the past few years, which I cannot identify with as they go against the values that I and the government represent.

Szaniszló later agreed to return the award. He denied the charge of racism and stated that he was "a victim of machinations by Israel and the United States", adding, "I exposed the truth about September 11, about the Kennedy murder, about Diana’s murder, and that pains them."

See also

References

  1. ^ "Szaniszló kitüntetése legitimálja a gyűlöletkeltést" [Awarding Szaniszló legitimizes incitement of hatred]. index.hu (in Hungarian). 14 March 2013.
  2. Szaniszlo, Ferenc (20 February 1989). "Yeltsin on restructuring and Soviet leaders". BBC.
  3. "Other reports on Croatia: Hungarian-populated village in Slavonia fighting Chetniks receives ultimatum". BBC. 11 July 1991.
  4. "Yugoslavia: Albanian leaders on negotiation positions, arms, tactics". BBC. 11 September 1998.
  5. ^ "Stanislaus earned legitimize hatred". Index.hu. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. Stolz, Joelle (29 March 2012). "Prime au fascisme en Hongrie". M - Le Monde. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. "Hungarian government awards prize to far-right journalist". Euronews. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  8. Hershfeld, Rachel (21 March 2013). "Racist Hungarian Journalist Returns State Prize". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  9. Thorpe, Nick (18 March 2013). "Anger in Hungary at prize for 'anti-Semitic' reporter". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  10. ^ Paterson, Tony (17 March 2012). "Hungarian government awards Tancsics prize for journalism to notorious anti-Semite Ferenc Szaniszlo". The Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  11. ^ Dunai, Martin (21 March 2013). "Hungary asks reporter to return award over anti-Semitism row". Reuters. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Hungarian journalist to return state honor, denies anti-semitism". Haaretz. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  13. Additional sources include:
  14. "Szaniszlo Ferenc returns the honor". Holy Crown Radio. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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