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Vicsek Ferenc and Amy Brouillette (Hungary)
 
Klubrádió in Hungary has gained attention from all over Europe. In December 2011 the Hungarian Media Council assigned their frequency licence to another station. Many think it happened because Klubrádio had a high profile as one of the last remaining platforms for the opposition.
 

The station manager, Vicsek Ferenc, will tell the story about how the possible closure of Klubrádio became the symbol of the level of media freedom in Hungary - in a power struggle between the present Hungarian government on one side and on the other ten thousands of demonstrating supporters and a growing concern from the EU Commission.
 
The media researcher Amy Brouillette will compare the Hungarian case with the tension between political control and media freedom elsewhere in Europe. A recently published study on this, edited by her and involving experts from 20 countries, got widespread attention and caught the interest of the EU Commission.