Sweden Democrat MP Mattias Karlsson has complained that the questions asked in a BBC debate in Stockholm on Tuesday had "such a strong left-wing bias" that he was "close to feeling that SVT, in comparison, represents the height of objectivity".
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.
Law and order, fatal shootings and crime dominate news reports in traditional Swedish media as well as social media, according to a new survey. Let's take a closer look.
The Local hosted an event for journalists, editors and others to discuss how newsrooms in Sweden can do more to involve their community in reporting. Catherine Edwards discusses what we learned, and what's next for engaged journalism in Sweden.
How can newsrooms involve readers to strengthen communities and rebuild trust in news media? That was the question at the heart of an event hosted by The Local for journalists and media professionals in Sweden working with engaged journalism.
The number of articles about climate change in the Swedish media jumped dramatically last year after a record warm summer, the worst forest fires in living memory, and the school strikes launched by Stockholm teen Greta Thunberg.
Why are we asking loyal readers of The Local to become paying Members? In the time-honoured tradition of The Local, co-founder James Savage gives ten reasons.
OPINION: International journalists, fact-checkers and experts collaborated to fight fake news during Sweden's election. Two members of the team explain how they did it, and why it was a crucial job.
The Swedish Magazine Publishers Association (Sveriges Tidskrifter) has nominated The Local for an award as one of the country’s best digital publishers.
A judgment from the Swedish advertising watchdog that an advert using a popular internet meme – Distracted Boyfriend – was sexist has prompted headlines around the world, with many arguing the judgment is a failure to understand online culture. The Local spoke to Sweden's Advertising Ombudsman to find out more about exactly how the decision was made and why.
Swedish broadcaster SVT has said it will not comply with demands from the Chinese embassy to apologize over a satirical programme the embassy said was "Sinophobic".
Bad foreign reporting on Sweden's election risks giving readers around the world a false impression of the state of the country, argues The Local's co-founder James Savage.
The world is talking about Sweden but Swedish politicians are nowhere to be seen. As former Trump aide and Breitbart chairman Steve Bannon declares that he is to visit Sweden, Paul Rapacioli argues that Swedish politicians will soon regret their failure to engage with the international media.
Why, after 14 years of being completely free, are we asking loyal readers of The Local to become paying Members? Founder and Chief Publishing Officer James Savage explains.
Swedish author and journalist Hamza Yalcin will not be extradited to Turkey, following a decision made by the government in Spain, where he was being held, on Friday afternoon.
The billionaire who bought the Swedish version of the Metro newspaper in February has sold his shares and made an over 70 million kronor ($8 million) loss only a few months after the purchase.
Source criticism is on the schedule for Swedish school children as a major scientific study looks into exactly what stories end up in the pupils' online news feeds.
Eight out of ten Swedes think that so-called fake news is having an impact on their perception of basic facts, while the majority said that they see news articles they don't believe to be entirely true on a weekly basis.
