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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 6h

📌 ICYMI — Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations — Samantha Asumadu The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK…

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Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations

The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 8h

The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966) Translated by Judith Hemschemeyer #NationalPoetryDay

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 15h

@jgthe.bsky.social I had emailed your press team and consultancy email multiple times, including two FOA Phil Baty. If THE want to make any comment/give context/rebut it would be added as an update. Thanks

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 15h

@jgthe.bsky.social Hi John, it was suggested that I get in touch with you about this article that was published yesterday. bsky.app/profile/sama...

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 16h

I love being underestimated in the morning. Smells like freedom.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 17h

My all-time favourite poem for #NationalPoetryDay (A class of schoolchildren were asked to write haikus. One wrote this. It's a masterpiece, and he or she is probably a psychopath 🤤)

Haiku

Five syllables here
Seven more syllables there
Are you happy now??

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 17h

In February 2026, it published another article reporting that Hungarian unis had achieved their best-ever performance in Times Higher Education’s Subject Rankings. This recursive loop leaves little room for transparency, as THE appears to be marking its own homework. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

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Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán's Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 17h

In October 2025, THE published an article highlighting that Hungarian universities had achieved their best-ever performance in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 17h

Since the partnership deal was made in 2024, most reporting on Hungary's education sector has focused on Hungary climbing the ranks of Times Higher Education’s own World University Rankings.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 17h

It wasn't intentional to publish on the day that @timeshighered.bsky.social announced their World University Rankings, but it was timely. Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations — @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

Times Higher Education who published at least six articles about the late Professor Jason Arday signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán’s government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around Cambridge academic James Orr whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 30/09/2026

Lol, lmao even www.cjr.org/analysis/dai...

In 2019, Tracey criticized an article by Kevin Poulsen in The Daily Beast, which revealed the identity and criminal history of a man who had allegedly created a modified video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that made her appear drunk.[9]

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 30/09/2026

Dawg if you haven't read the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, here's the relevant section for you. What you suggest is not journalism. You're trying to retraumatize her and possibly get her killed www.spj.org/spj-code-of-...

Consider sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Reserve anonymity for sources who may face danger, retribution or other harm, and have information that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Explain why anonymity was granted.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

I just couldn't understand how the leading UK higher education publication and global leader in University rankings had not reported on the multiple scandals and a police investigation of a Cambridge Professor, who doubles as Reform UK's Head of a policy plus chairs foundations.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

What really got me interested in the story was this 👇🏿

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

Since the partnership, most reporting has focused on Hungary’s institutions climbing the ranks of Times Higher Education’s own World University Rankings. This recursive loop leaves little room for transparency, as THE appears to be marking its own homework.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

..reported that the purchase was an attempt to spread the ideology of the populist leader (Viktor Orbán) abroad.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

This is where things get very murky: Before inking their agreement with Hungary, the tenor of THE’s reporting on their education sector was subjectively more hostile. A May 2023 article, Scholars fear influence of Orbán-linked college (Mathias Corvinus Collegium) after expansion

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

...and three among Europe’s top 100. […] Significantly, Hungary is already a prominent higher education hub in Europe, and through our HEIs’ performance in Times Higher Education's rankings we expect to attract even more attention.”

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

Balázs Hankó, then Hungary’s Minister of Culture and Innovation, who negotiated the deal on behalf of Hungary and is now under investigation over alleged misuse of public funds and embezzlement said: “Our aim by 2030 is to have at least one university in the world’s top 100..

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

...and Times Higher Education is delighted to have been selected to partner with the ministry to provide our trusted data, global benchmarks and insights to support the sector.”

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

The Times Higher Education (THE) & Hungarian government partnership was announced with great fanfare. Phil Baty, THE’s chief global affairs officer, said upon closing the deal that: “Hungary’s ambitions for its higher education and research sectors are impressive and inspiring..

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

During Orbán’s tenure his administration took control of large swathes of Hungary’s media landscape, altered judicial structures & placed political allies in key regulatory and institutional positions. Orbán himself declared that his govt was building an “illiberal” state in 2014

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

The investigation examines the relationship between Times Higher Education, one of the world’s leading higher education publications and a major provider of global university rankings, and the government of Viktor Orbán.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

Six days ago I wrote the thread linked below. Times Higher Education's lack of interest in James Orr had bothered me for weeks. Today Byline Times published the investigation that explains this very British scandal at length. Corruption, racism, sycophancy & graft bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

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Punished 'Woke' Bane @baneforyou.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

just checking on the most normal terror investigation

Trump 'disappointed' UK police released 'bomb plot' suspects on bail - as it emerges one of five arrested called police on himself
It has now emerged that one of the suspects had called the police around an hour before the farmer had reported their activity on Sunday.

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

OMG, congratulations!! Power to the people 🫶🏿

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

N.B The government minister who negotiated the deal on behalf of Hungary is now under investigation over alleged misuse of public funds during his time leading the department, adding further significance to questions about the nature of the partnership and the lack of scrutiny it has received.

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Katharine Kite @katharinekite.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is really, REALLY good 🎯 In that it’s horrifying - racism, corruption, toadying sycophancy Such unworthy shisters. Grifters. Greedy turds. An absolute cornucopia of cuntery Essential reading - thank goodness & Alleluia! for @samanthaasumadu.substack.com

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

Aargh, I had to take a lot out for length, but it was in my final draft yesterday! I actually haven't read the final on the site. Anyway not my edit, sorry about that. And I can't imagine my editor would take it out for that reason as I've known him for years. Been sent to Orr & all his associates

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026

Times Higher Education who wrote about Professer Arday 6 times signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán’s government & has since published no coverage of the allegations around Cambridge academic & former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding bsky.app/profile/sama...

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 29/09/2026

on june 1 2008 it became illegal to drink in the london underground. on may 31, thousands of people descended on the Circle line for one last night of utter depravity. this being 2008, there were of course guys in V for Vendetta masks

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 29/09/2026

Hmm didn't know that. But he already has a lot of English interests anyway. His polling company for one, unless it has been closed down. He has a publishing company too I believe.

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