FWD Affairs is a company specializing in strategic communication and advisory services. It operates the English-language news site Remix News.
Media assets
Online portal: ReMix News
State Media Matrix Typology: Captured Private (CaPr)
Ownership and governance
FWD Affairs is owned by American Patrick Egan, who previously served as the director of the International Republican Institute for the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Egan’s wife, Klara Vizer-Egan, is a former member of Fidesz, the political party of the Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.
Source of funding and budget
According to information from the investigative portal Atlatszo, FWD Affairs has received funds from the Hungarian government to cover costs related to the news site Remix News.
Editorial independence
In the past, FWD Affairs has provided services to the Orban government, and has become known as a company close to the Orban government. The news portal Remix News provides news content that overtly favors Fidesz.
August 2024