2.
Constitutional monarchy - Parliamentary
system of Government.
King Carl Gustaf - Head of State.
Sweden joined the EU in 1995
Sweden has a strong bilateral relationship
with Australia, particularly in the areas of
trade and education services.
3.
“Sweden not only has the best current mix of
attributes, but it also shows few signs of
losing its lead,” - Leonard Waverman
(Professor at London Business School)
4.
Bonnier AB – dominates the press- most popular
magazines.
SBS Broadcasting Group - Scandinavian Broadcasting
Systems – dominates broadcasting in Sweden
Four companies dominate the Swedish television
viewing: SVT, TV Gruppen, Viaset and SBS
Broadcasting Group.
National radio is dominated by public service
company Sveriges Radio (SR).
SR have four national channels: P1, P2, P3 and P4.
5.
Sweden supported by CIA during Cold War
USA paid for propaganda in Sweden
Swedish Committee for Cultural Freedom
CIA checked documents before publication
6. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Act
"whether orally, pictorially, in writing, or in
any other way”.
Freedom of the Press Act – Printed Press
Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression
- Television, Radio and Websites
7.
Nyhets Verket – “News Agency”
National website
Swedish police have been referred to as the
self-imposed Big Brother and have been
promoting citizen journalism
“Filming and photographing, if it can be
done without risk, can be very valuable in
our investigations.”
8.
An international, online, non-profit organisation.
"to bring important news and information to the public... One
of our most important activities is to publish original source
material alongside our news stories so readers and historians
alike can see evidence of the truth.“
Until 2010 Wikileaks was hosted by PRQ, a Swedish based
company.
In August 2010 the Swedish Pirate Party announced it would
be hosting and managing the server without charge.
9.
1766 – Abolition of Censorship
1992 – Electronic Media included
"shall not include any material that is offensive to
public decency or disrespectful to the authorities or
private individuals, nor pictures depicting the
commission of murders, robberies or other serious
crimes, and exhibitions that are open to children shall
not include pictures depicting events or situations that
are liable to arouse emotions of terror or horror in the
audience or for other reasons be considered
unsuitable for children to look at."
