1. "New authoritarianism's" legislative tools and actions to control the media
Gábor Polyák
The Media Policies of Europe’s “New Authoritarianism”, LSE, 27 January 2017

2. State interventions on media activities
Legislative tools
Media content regulation
Media market regulation
Taxation …
Extralegal tools
Expansion of party-affiliated media enterprises
Influencing the connected markets
Placement of state advertisement

3. Mechanism of indirect media freedom restrictions
institutional basis
manipulation of media market conditions
chilling effect
manipulated public discourse
vague restrictions on journalistic activities
strengthening market positions of government-affiliated enterprises

4. Legislative tools Media content Behaviour of journalists
Target
Tools
Effects
Media content
Vague rules
Strict sanctions
Unpredictable processes
Behaviour of journalists
Protection of journalists' sources
Further rules on journalism
Market of content providers
Frequency tenders
Vague rules on media concentration
Discriminative burdens (taxes etc.)
Connected markets
Unpredictable regulation of the access to distribution capacities
Distorting regulation of advertising markets, media agencies, sales houses
Public media
Influenceable organisation
Non-transparent financing
Control organisations
Broad competencies
Unpredictable room for consideration
Chilling effect, self-censorship
Manipulated media market