Hannes Råstam (1955 – 12 January 2012) was a
Swedish journalist. He was the host of
SVT's
Uppdrag granskning
''Uppdrag granskning'' (English name: ''Mission: Investigate'') is a Swedish television program focusing on investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of in ...
a program featuring
investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, racial injustice, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend m ...
. He was awarded the
Prix Italia
The Prix Italia is an international television, radio-broadcasting and web award. It was established in 1948 by RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana (in 1948, RAI had the denomination RAI – Radio Audizioni Italiane) in Capri and is honoured with th ...
in 2001, the
Golden Nymph in 2006, and the
FIPA d'Or also in 2006.
He joined SVT as a journalist in 1993 after a career as a musician in the 1970s. He started working on Uppdrag granskning in the early 2000s. Råstam's programmes about convicted serial killer
Thomas Quick where he retracted his own confessions caused eight murder convictions to be overturned.
Hannes Råstam died of
cancer of the liver and pancreas on 12 January 2012, aged 56.
[ (Swedish)]
Filmography
*Ett år efter skotten (2002)
*Varför erkände dom? (2008)
*Thomas Quick, del 1: Säters Hemlighet (2009)
*Thomas Quick, del 2: Berättaren (2009)
*Thomas Quick: Så skapas en seriemördare (2010)
*Göteborgskravallerna - tio år senare (2011)
Bibliography
*Fallet Thomas Quick: att skapa en seriemördare (2012)
References
1956 births
2012 deaths
Swedish journalists
Deaths from liver cancer
Prix Italia winners
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