168 Óra


168 Óra is a weekly Hungarian language political news magazine published in Budapest, Hungary.

History and profile

168 Óra was started in 1989 by the radio broadcaster with the same name, which is part of Hungary's state broadcasting institution Magyar Rádió. In the initial phase it was just the print version of the radio programme and later, it became a political publication. Ákos Mester is the editor-in-chief of the magazine which is based in Budapest. It is part of Brit Media Group. The publisher of the magazine is Telegráf Kiadó Kft.
168 Óra is published weekly on Thursdays, and offers articles about politics and current affairs as well as features interviews with significant public figures. The magazine has a liberal and left liberal stance. The magazine defines itself as a critical civic-intellectual weekly.
In 2003 168 Óra published the then French President Jacques Chirac's press conference as if it was an exclusive interview for the magazine.

Circulation

The circulation of 168 Óra was 58,000 copies in 2002 and 53,000 copies in 2003. During the fourth quarter of 2009 its circulation was 36,371 copies. In 2010 the magazine had a circulation of 21,000 copies. It was 17,746 copies in 2013. It dropped to 14,321 copies in 2015.