Editing Index (Hungarian website) (section)

===2010 to 2017: Increased political interference, several key figures leave===
After [[Fidesz]]'s [[2010 Hungarian parliamentary election|overwhelming victory in the 2010 elections]], Spéder's close relationship with several figures close to the party meant that many at Index started fearing increased political influence.<ref name="upnepszava">{{cite web|url=https://nepszava.hu/3024771_uj-peter-a-legnagyobb-kerdes-az-index-es-az-rtl-klub|title=Uj Péter: "A legnagyobb kérdés az Index és az RTL Klub"|last=Kósa|first=András|publisher=Népszava|website=nepszava.hu|language=hu|date=2019-02-09|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref><ref name="masodiktiz">{{cite web|url=https://index.hu/belfold/2019/05/13/index_index20_szerkesztoseg_uj_peter_meszaros_zsofi_dudas_gergely_toth-szenesi_attila_masodik_resz/|title=A pofonok 10 éve – Az Index történetének 2. része napjainkig|last=András|first=Földes|website=index.hu|publisher=Index|language=hu|date=2019-05-13|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> This culminated in Péter Uj resigning as editor-in-chief after 11 years in September 2011,<ref name="uple"/> later citing the firing of one of Index's employees after an article critical of [[Viktor Orbán]] as the cause of his exit.<ref name="ujhvg">{{cite web|url=https://hvg.hu/itthon/20161012_hir_tv_uj_peter_petho_andras_nepszabadsag|title=Uj Péter elmesélte, hogyan távolítottak el egy indexest egy Orbán-cikk miatt|website=hvg.hu|language=hu|date=2016-10-12|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> He was replaced by Zsófi Mészáros who has worked at Index since 2000.<ref name="masodiktiz"/> Several other key figures, such as columnist Árpád Tóta W., journalist Márton Bede,<ref name="bedetota">{{cite web|url=http://kreativ.hu/cikk/tota_w__arpad_felmondott_az_indexnel|title=Tóta W. Árpád felmondott az Indexnél|publisher=Kreatív Online|language=hu|date=2011-08-12|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> editor Albert Gazda,<ref name="gazda">{{cite web|url=http://kreativ.hu/media/cikk/gazdara_talalt_az_origo|title=Gazdára talált az Origo|publisher=Kreatív Online|language=hu|date=2011-10-21|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> and László Szily<ref name="masodiktiz"/> also left Index. In 2013, Péter Uj started a new website, [[444.hu]], which further catalysed the departure of journalists, including editor-in-chief Zsófi Mészáros,<ref name="askfm">{{cite web|url=https://444.hu/2013/09/16/hoppa-mit-jelentett-be-planko-gergo-az-ask-fm-en|title=Hoppá, mit jelentett be Plankó Gergő az Ask.fm-en|website=444.hu|language=hu|date=2013-09-16|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref> and all but one of the editors (the one exception being Gergely Dudás, who became Index's new editor-in-chief after Mészáros' departure).<ref name="masodiktiz"/>

As a result, Index signed a large number of new journalists. A notable change was the arrival of Szabolcs Panyi and András Dezső, whose long-form investigative journalism was in stark contrast to Index's previous journalism that was based around being the first to react to events. In line with this, a 2014 redesign of Index saw the removal of blogs from its front-page.<ref name="masodiktiz"/>