Beata Balogová
Beata Balogová

Beata Balogová joined The Slovak Spectator in 2003 and became the first Slovak editor-in-chief of Slovakia’s English-language weekly. Ms. Balogová was in charge of the paper and its special publications between 2003 and 2006. She spent nine months at Columbia University’s School of Journalism from 2006 to 2007, and in June 2007 she again took over as the editor-in-chief of the paper. Prior to joining The Slovak Spectator, Ms. Balogová worked for Slovakia’s first private newswire, SITA, and the state newswire, TASR. Ms. Balogová graduated with a Master of Science degree in journalism from the School of Journalism of Columbia University in New York. She also has a Master of Arts degree cum laude from the Comenius University School of Journalism, majoring in journalism. In January 2015 she left the Spectator to lead editorial team of the SME daily paper. She continues to cooperate with the Spectator.

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List of author's articles, page 4

Tanks in Bratislava

Tanks have stripped the regime naked

Communist leaders cared little about the ideology. They only wanted power.

Viktor Orban and Robert Fico

Fico is only stealing. Ideas from Orbán

The former prime minister is just stealing ideas from Orban, joining the ranks of those who destroy democracy.

Who are the new censors?

Censorship is not the same animal that it was in the seventies. There is no censor waving his stamp and diligently adding disobedient authors to the growing list of state enemies.

Donald Trump

Trump plays with the world like a spoiled child

The White House is now broadcasting its most spectacular soap opera, beating and overcoming those of sundry leaders from different continents and different times.

Viktor Orban celebrates his election victory.

Orbán's victory is toxic for Visegrad

Orbán might inspire the buds of autocracy in other politicians who also dream about ruling without end and without political scruples.

Danko, Fico, Bugar.

Fico ends exactly the way he ruled - without self-reflection

He has been determined to survive everything in politics. Is he really leaving?

Ján Kuciak

The murder of a journalist concerns us all

It is an attack on all citizens of this country, because journalists are the eyes, the ears, and the mouth of the public.

Press freedom is bleeding across our borders

Critical media are always the first targets of populists and press freedom enemies.

Giving a voice to those unheard

The Sme daily celebrates 25 years since its founding. It is of immense importance that it remains independent and free, writes its editor-in-chief.

Róbert Bezák

Róbert Bezák: We like to hear people tell us that they will solve our problems

Perhaps it’s a diagnosis of society, that they are willing to elect anyone, says the recalled Trnava Archbishop.

To be better

Goodness is not exclusive to Christmas.

Hyeonseo Lee

We should not wait until we start lowering our voices when talking about the mighty

The girl with seven names saw the first public execution in Korea aged seven.

Protesters in front of the court building.

Who will stand up for journalists in Turkish prisons?

Journalists living in countries where politicians (for now) do not send people to prison for their opinions, who only sigh in relief that they are lucky this story does not concern them, are deeply mistaken.

Vladimír Mečiar, during his 1998 TV performance.

Amnesties have been scrapped, will the kidnappers be punished?

Courts still might rule the guilty innocent.

Great-grandfather often used to take me to the Lučenec cemetery.

How the world lost the story of old Kóhn

Let us seek stories in our families too, because one day those who could tell them will no longer be with us.

Jozef Tiso meeting Adolf Hitler on March 13, 1939

Systematic murders were not “the lesser evil”

People who adore Hitler and his ally now sit in the parliament.

Without passion for truth we will enter a dark era

Fake news opens the door to power for populists and fascists.

Less than dozen MPs were listening to Obudswoman Jana Dubovcová when she was presenting her report in March 2015.

Dubovcová spoke out even when they refused to listen

Slovakia needs someone who will not bend the definition of human rights depending on whom Robert Fico or Richard Sulík want to please.

Trump is America's reality

America has nothing to celebrate today, they elected the parody of the American dream.

Major Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag has stopped publication on October 8. The news came out of the blue even from its editorial staff who found themselves barred from the building on Saturday morning. They allege the government of Viktor Orbán could be behind what they called the "coup".

The end of a newspaper

The downing of Népszabadság is another blow for media freedom in Hungary, where things that are incompatible with democracy have been happening for a long time.

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