Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter . Noémi Martini and I used to sit across from each other at HVG, one of the few independent newspapers left in Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s autocratic reign. In the few years since, she has become one of the most recognizable young journalists in the country, covering protests and chasing down politicians with a microphone. Now that I live in New York, I’ve been watching her videos to keep a finger on Hungary’s pulse. In the run-up to the general election, this Sunday, it is racing. Orbán, who has run the country for the past sixteen years, trails his opponent, a political newcomer named Péter Magyar, by twenty points. The vote could change the country’s trajectory. A couple of weeks ago, when Orbán’s camp held a march in Budapest, Martini cut in front of the crowd to record a stand-up and talk to demonstrators. Almost immediately, organizers, security guards, and protesters surrounded her and her cameraman.…