Péter Magyar’s intervention in two public media appointments has caused debate over the independence of Hungary’s state broadcaster. The independence of Hungary’s public media has been one of the country’s most sensitive political issues ever since the democratic transition of 1989–90. Prime Minister Péter Magyar clearly had a different view. A question that goes beyond Péter MagyarThe debate extends far beyond the current prime minister, Péter Magyar. Such an approach would not only reinforce confidence in the public media today.