https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How did a would-be "Swedish New York Times" rise and fall only months after its launch – and what lessons can the media world learn from the story of Bulletin, asks journalism professor Christian Christensen in this opinion piece. https://www.thelocal.se/20210423/analysis-the-conservative-swedish-news-site-that-crashed-and-burned Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:08:18 +0200 analysis-the-conservative-swedish-news-site-that-crashed-and-burned Sweden was the first country in the world to present a freedom of press act 250 years ago, when freedom of media and publishing were often far from guaranteed. Today, the Scandinavian nation still regularly occupies the top spots in press freedom rankings. https://www.thelocal.se/20161213/sweden-is-heaven-for-refugee-journalists Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:34:24 +0100 sweden-is-heaven-for-refugee-journalists The internet is a huge resource for journalists - but many don't realize the consequences and security risks involved. NFGL member Raghavendra Selvan reflects on a seminar from the Gräv conference addressing the issue. https://www.thelocal.se/20150325/grv-conference-journalism-and-digital-security-in-sweden Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:23:00 +0100 grv-conference-journalism-and-digital-security-in-sweden Didn't get a chance to go to Gräv (Dig), the big investigative journalism conference? NFGL members share their experiences so you can get a taste. Natasha Dmytrenko writes about a seminar on Russian propaganda. https://www.thelocal.se/20150324/latvian-activist-spoke-about-russian-propaganda-in-baltics Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:18:00 +0100 latvian-activist-spoke-about-russian-propaganda-in-baltics This past weekend the annual Swedish investigative journalism conference, Gräv, took place. NFGL member Natasha Dmytrenko writes about one of the most interesting seminars. https://www.thelocal.se/20150323/watch-out-what-you-like-henk-van-ess-revealed-advanced-techniques-of-online-investigation Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:58:00 +0100 watch-out-what-you-like-henk-van-ess-revealed-advanced-techniques-of-online-investigation A quarter of journalists in southern Sweden have been made redundant in the past three years, with observers warning the workload and stress could take its toll on newspapers' quality. https://www.thelocal.se/20131023/50948 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:01:00 +0200 50948 Swedish journalist Niklas Orrenius has hogged the headlines this week since the publication of an article series revealing the existence of a police registry of Roma people living in Sweden, making him an obvious pick for Swede of the Week. https://www.thelocal.se/20130926/50464 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:44:00 +0200 50464 A woman in Gothenburg who opened up to a reporter and a photojournalist about being raped has taken them to court demanding compensation, after she was left feeling exposed by a portrait that showed part of her face. https://www.thelocal.se/20130819/49726 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:43:00 +0200 49726 The Swedish head of the European Federation of Journalists has welcomed an EU public consultation on the media, after a special committee failed to consult the union before saying politicians should be able to fire reporters. https://www.thelocal.se/20130322/46880 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:53:00 +0100 46880 Swedish journalists have joined European colleagues in criticizing an EU report urging that bureaucrats be able to dismiss reporters, and noted that its authors did not consult the European Federation of Journalists. https://www.thelocal.se/20130206/46036 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:53:00 +0100 46036 An exiled Rwandan journalist in Sweden critical of the regime of Rwandan President Paul Kagame has emerged after a month in hiding after fearing attack, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120218/39182 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0100 39182 A Swedish journalist was arrested in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday afternoon but was released following an interrogation. https://www.thelocal.se/20120216/39140 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:04:00 +0100 39140 A book by the late best-selling Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson is set to be published in English for the first time. But the book is not a novel - it is a safety manual for journalists, which reflected his work for anti-fascist magazine Expo. https://www.thelocal.se/20100806/28226 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:05:00 +0200 28226 A Swedish politician threatened to murder a journalist after making insulting comments about the family of an autistic man, it has been alleged. https://www.thelocal.se/20100728/28050 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:59:00 +0200 28050 A journalist employed by Sweden’s TV4 was taken to hospital early Wednesday morning following a powerful explosion at the door of her Stockholm apartment. https://www.thelocal.se/20090520/19562 Wed, 20 May 2009 13:27:00 +0200 19562 A documentary broadcast on Swedish public television on Tuesday called into question the reputation of Britain’s public broadcaster, the BBC, for filing misleading and inaccurate reports about the severity of a food shortage in Niger in 2005. https://www.thelocal.se/20081119/15798 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:54:00 +0100 15798 A Swedish journalist who photographed an independence demonstration in Western Sahara said on Wednesday that he had been expelled by Moroccan police, as the authorities accused him of "provocation". https://www.thelocal.se/20070221/6483 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:32:00 +0100 6483 A reporter from a Swedish tabloid did not pose as a policeman to get information about the case of kidnapped businessman Fabian Bengtsson, a court in Gothenburg has decided. https://www.thelocal.se/20060130/2956-2 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:47:00 +0100 2956-2