The Swedish Press Council (

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: ''Pressens Opinionsnämnd'', PON) is a body governed by the Swedish print media tasked with determining whether the actions of a newspaper is in line with

good journalistic practice Journalistic ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and good practice applicable to journalists. This subset of media ethics is known as journalism's professional " code of ethics" and the "canons of journalism". The basic codes and ...

. Complaints regarding the practices of print media can be reported by the general public to the Press Ombudsman who determines whether a complaint should be brought before the Press Council. The PON can issue

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s of up to SEK 2,000 and publish a rejecting opinion. The charter of the PON, the standing instructions of the Press Ombudsman, and funding for both is the responsibility of the Press's Cooperation Committee ('). The Press's Cooperation Committee is composed of the Swedish Media Publisher's Association (' or ''TU''), the ' (''ST''), the

Swedish Union of Journalists The Swedish Union of Journalists ( sv, Journalistförbundet, SJF) is a trade union in Sweden. It is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees and the International Federation of Journalists The International Federati ...

(' or ''SJF''), and the

Swedish Publicists' Association The Swedish Publicists' Association (Swedish: ''Publicistklubben'') is a Swedish organisation devoted to promoting freedom of the press and free speech in journalism. The Association was founded in Stockholm in 1874 and today it has approximately ...

(').

References

External links

Official website
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