Our partners from the Hungarian Europe Society are organising a closing event of the DIACOMET project in Hungary, titled “Media, polarization, ethics. The chance of free dialogue in the digital communication space after the new regime change in Hungary”.

The event, held in Hungarian language, will take place on 28th of May 2026 in Budapest, Hungary.

Location: Magyar Hang Community Square, 1096 Budapest, Thaly Kálmán Street 22-24 (entrance directly from the street front).

Time: 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Program:

14.00 – Arrival, registration

14.15 – 14.20 István Hegedűs (President, Hungarian Society for Europe; researcher, DIACOMET project): Welcome

14.20 – 14.40 Erik Uszkiewicz (Vice President, Hungarian Society for Europe; researcher, DIACOMET project): New directions in dialogue, ethical communication and media responsibility. What has the DIACOMET project achieved in three years?

14.40 – 15.00 Eszter Hadnagy (social psychologist; PhD student, ELTE PPK Doctoral School of Psychology; researcher, DIACOMET project): Our common values ​​and fault lines: Experiences of domestic focus group research on ethical communication

15.00 – 15.15 Bálint Farkas (communication coordinator, Civilization Coalition): When the civil society is not the enemy: communication of social issues in peacetime

15.15 – 15.45 Márton Bene (Research Professor, ELTE Social Science Research Center; Assistant Professor, ELTE Faculty of Political Science, Institute of Political Science): Digital Bluff vs. Digital Conquest: Campaign in Digital Space 2026

15.45 – 16.15 Coffee break

16.15 – 17.30 Change and renewal? The future of Hungarian media regulation, media system and journalism – Roundtable discussion with participants:

– Veronika Munk (journalist; director of innovation and business development, Denník N; university lecturer)

Gábor Polyák (Institute Director, University Professor, ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Art Theory and Media Research; professional leader, Mérték Media Analysis Workshop)

– Ágnes Urbán (Head of Department, Associate Professor, BCE Institute of Data Analysis and Informatics, Department of Infocommunication; Director, Mérték Media Analysis Workshop)

– Moderator: Erik Uszkiewicz

17.30 – 18.00 Domonkos Sík (university professor, ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences): Anger, fear and decline: distortions of the structure of the public sphere during the 16 years of the NER

18.00 – 19.00 Networking and reception

The event is open to the public and free, but pre-registration is required! Please, register on this link.