Media in Sweden
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Press
The Swedish Press is self-regulated through the Public Press Ombudsman, or Allmänhetens Pressombudsman and the Swedish Press Council, or Pressens Opinionsnämnd. One example of this is that Swedish media follows a principle of not disclosing the identities of suspected criminals. There was some controversy when Dagens Nyheter on 27 September 2003 published the name and picture of Mijailo Mijailovic, who was the suspected assassin of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh.
Press freedom in Sweden dates back to 1766 when it was enshrined in a law enacted by the Riksdag of the Estates. It is today a part of the Constitution of Sweden.
Major newspapers include: Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet and Expressen. There is one English-language news source, The Local, which exists only online.
Television
Television in Sweden was for a long time dominated by the public service company Sveriges Television and its two channels. In 1987 the first commercial channel, TV3 was started, broadcasting from London via satellite. In the early 1990s, TV4 became the first commercial channel to be allowed to join the national terrestrial broadcasting network, run by Teracom. Sveriges Television is funded by a fee -- fixed by Parliament and collected by the Kiruna-based Receiving Licence Agency, Radiotjänst -- and is regulated, together with TV4, by the Swedish Broadcasting Commission.
Radio
National radio is dominated by public service company Sveriges Radio, which is funded through the same fee that is collected for television sets. The sale of commercial radio licenses began in the early 1990s, though commercial radio existed before this through local stations in the larger cities (närradio).
Lists
- List of Swedish newspapers
- List of Swedish magazines
- List of Swedish television channels
- List of Swedish radio stations
See also
External links
- Swedish Press Council & Press Ombudsman (http://www.po.se/Article.jsp?article=2291&avd=english)