Pressombudsmannen (or press Ombudsman) is a person whose role in the

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print media is to determine whether the actions of a newspaper is in line with good journalistic practice. Complaints regarding the practices of print media can be reported by the general public to the Pressombudsmannen who determines whether a complaint should be brought before the Swedish Press Council (SPC). The SPC 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 (').

References

* Mass media in Sweden Organizations established in 1969 Mass media complaints authorities Consumer organizations in Sweden Pressombudsmannen Ombudsman organizations Regulation in Sweden {{Sweden-media-stub