Iván L. Nagy
Award-winning Hungarian political journalist and podcaster, Delacorte Fellow at the Columbia Journalism Review.
M.A. (Politics) graduate from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
Visegrad Insight contributor, covering Central Eastern Europe. Freelance work for The New World and Switchboard Magazine.
Former Head of Podcasts, political analyst and opinion writer for HVG.hu, covering Hungarian, EU, UK and US politics. Former host and editor of Fülke, Hungary’s top news podcast.
Recent work
How Project 2025 Kneecapped the US Press
The Heritage Foundation’s road map for a conservative presidency proposed sweeping media reforms. Trump carried out most of them—and he has three years left.
Read more on CJR.
Yes! You There in the Front, in the Red Hat!
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of Defense.
Read my CJR series on how Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon got rid of journalists: The Pentagon Press Gears Up for a Fight, The Pentagon Doubles Down on Muzzling Reporters and The Pentagon Press Corps Is Gone
The first couple of New York City
Zohran Mamdani didn’t just win an election – his and Rama Duwaji’s story mirrors the city they now represent.
Read my column for The New World about the aftermath of Mamdani’s victory (or this piece I wrote about his campaign)
Featured
How Do You Argue with a Dying Man?
Dániel Karsai spent the final year of his life fighting for the right to die. In the process, he united a broken country. This is his story — my capstone project at Columbia — in Switchboard Magazine.
A New Gaza Rage Machine—with Polish Origins
A site called Visegrád 24 rode the waves of military conflicts and social media angst to become a household name on X. Its new project, Middle East 24, is aiming to do the same. A CJR x Visegrad Insight copublication.
Magyar’s Grassroots Campaign Challenges Fidesz’s Rural Grip
As the cracks widen in Hungary’s ruling party, Péter Magyar is winning ground by showing up where Orbán no longer dares to. Read my analysis on Visegrad Insight about a tumultuous summer in Hungarian politics.
The pride of Budapest
My column on The New World about Budapest Pride that Viktor Orbán banned, and Hungarians used to send him a clear message: they’re not afraid anymore.
My portfolio
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The editor in chief of Guardian US says staying above the fray doesn’t cut it.
The White House press secretary told him “your mom” chose Budapest as the site for a meeting with Vladimir Putin. HuffPost’s senior White House correspondent says it’s all part of America’s slide toward autocracy.
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