Transindex

Transindex was a Hungarian online newspaper published in Transylvania, Romania. The website was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in Cluj-Napoca.^[1]

Transindex

Type of site	Online newspaper
Available in	Hungarian
Founded	1999
Dissolved	2022
Successor(s)	Transtelex
Headquarters	Cluj-Napoca
Area served	Transylvania
URL	transindex.ro
Current status	Offline

History

It was originally intended by its founders as the Transylvanian edition of Index.hu, but in June 1999 it was launched independently with the support of the Transylvanian Hungarian Technical Scientific Society [hu] and Nextra Ltd. The first version of the portal, which was running in experimental mode, still closely resembled Internettó in appearance.^[2] At that time, its publisher was the Média Index Association, and the responsible editor was Attila Kelemen.

In 2017, two articles were written on Transindex, alleging that actor Lóránd Váta had committed sexual harassment. The actor then sued and won, resulting in him receiving financial compensation and Transindex's editor-in-chief stepping down.^[3][4][5]

In February 2022, the entire editorial staff resigned due to political pressure and funding cuts. The staff then partnered with Telex.hu to form Transtelex.^[6][1][7]