Thomas Sjöberg, born 1958 in

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, is a

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and

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based in

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. He began his career as journalist in the late 1970s and for several years filled in for others in contributing articles to

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s such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Sydsvenska Dagbladet'', and ''

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''. In the mid-1980s he switched to

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employment and worked for, among others, '' Nöjesguiden'' and ''

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''. He made himself above all known as a writer of personal profiles and wrote a number of notable articles on people such as Berth Milton,

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, Pierre Schori,

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, and Lennart Hyland. Sjöberg has taught biographical journalism and contributed to Swedish television. In the first decade of the 21st century Sjöberg was editor for '' Scanorama'', the in-flight

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published by the Scandinavian Airline SAS. Sjöberg has also written several books (see below), the most controversial of which was ''

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: Den motvillige monarken'' (''Carl XVI Gustaf: The Unwilling Monarch''), which alleged that the Swedish king had frequented

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managed by the Mafia. The book was assailed not only for probing into the

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(traditionally a tabooed subject in Sweden) but also for questions about the anonymity and credibility of the sources.Sjöberg insisted on the legitimacy of his sources, but Anders Lettström of Sweden's TV4 called the book's allegations "speculations, falsifications and slander." Nonetheless, the book became a national bestseller and in 2013 it was shortlisted by the Association for Investigative Journalism in Sweden as one of the most important revelations the last 25 years.

Books

Sjöberg, Thomas. (1996). ''Tommy Lindström: Mitt liv som snut'' (''Tommy Lindström: My Life as a Cop''). .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (1998). ''

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och hans

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: en svensk saga'' (''Ingvar Kamprad and His IKEA: A Swedish Story'') .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (2002). ''Private med Milton och Milton'' (''Private with Milton and Milton''). .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (2005). ''Barnflickan i Knutby: dramadokumentär'' (''The

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in Knutby: A

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Drama''). .
Sjöberg, Thomas. (2010). ''Carl XVI Gustaf: Den motvillige monarken'' (''Carl XVI Gustaf: The Unwilling Monarch''). . Sjöberg, Thomas (2013). ''Ingmar Bergman – En berättelse om kärlek, sex och svek''

Notes

1958 births Living people Writers from Stockholm Swedish journalists {{Sweden-journalist-stub