Negotiations on finding a buyer for left-wing daily newspaper Népszabadság, which was unexpectedly closed down at the weekend, have come to a halt, according to reports. Owner Mediaworks said in an announcement that former editor-in-chief András Murányi called off the talks; however, Murányi told online news portal index.hu that he did not...“Mediaworks regretfully acknowledges that the meeting called by the editor-in-chief of Népszabadság to discuss the potential acquisition of the paper was cancelled by the editor-in-chief shortly before it was scheduled to start today,” Hungarian news agency MTI reported today, citing the publisher. “Mediaworks and its owners remain open to talks on the future of the paper, thus we hope that representatives of the editorial staff will soon return to the negotiating table and support the formulation of the paperʼs renewal with constructive proposals,” the announcement added...