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The system with the Public Press Ombudsman and the Press Opinion Board has existed since 1969. Last year, it was expanded to include, in addition to printed newspapers, digital media and broadcast media. Tidningsutgivarna, Sveriges Tidskrifter, Publicistklubben, Journalistförbundet, SVT, Sveriges Radio, Utbildningsradion, TV4 and some 50 fully digital news services. Under the new name, Media Ombudsman and Media Ethics Committee, reports about posts that have been perceived as damaging advertising damage are handled by individuals.
The PO / MO post has been held by Ola Sigvardsson since 2010. In the fall, he announced that he intended to step down and now Caspar Opitz, 49, editor-in-chief of Dagens Nyheter, has been appointed his successor.
Caspar Opitz is looking forward to the new assignment:
– As Ombudsman of the Public Media, you act as a kind of guarantor of freedom of expression and that free media must be able to operate without interference from legislators and politicians. It is a position of trust that supports our system of media ethics and feels very important to uphold in the turbulent world we live in.
Of course, it is difficult to put down a newspaper if it is expanding a lot and is so successful right now. But at the same time, it may be just when you should go
Opitz has been working in DN since 2000, as, among other things, news director and correspondent in London. For the past seven years, he has been editor-in-chief and acting editor-in-chief.
– Of course it is difficult to put down a newspaper if it is expanding steeply and is so successful right now. But at the same time, it may be just when you should go. DN has shown that quality journalism has a bright future. I bring my experiences in this regard to my new role.
DN Editor-in-Chief Peter Wolodarski is pleased that the Media Ombudsman has a new representative with extensive experience in advertising and media ethics, but notes that Caspar Opitz will be greatly missed at DN.
– Caspar Opitz has made invaluable contributions to Dagens Nyheter. As editor-in-chief, he has been absolutely central to all of our journalism and in many ways has been the guarantor of journalistic quality. It has also been crucial in DN’s development for more penetrating journalism, leading the newspaper to win many awards in recent years. We will miss him very much, but we also wish him luck with the new mission, which is also very important.
Anna Åberg.
Photo: Eva Tedesjö
New Editor-in-Chief of Dagens Nyheter It will be Anna Åberg, 38, who since 2012 has been the director of DN.se. She was previously news director at dn.se and in recent years she has played a central role both in journalism and working with the development of digital services and reader revenue at DN. During his time as manager, DN. Was named the best news site in Sweden, both in 2018 and 2019.
With Anna Åberg, we have an editor-in-chief with great journalistic competence, who knows exactly what it takes for DN to continue to develop as the leading quality magazine in the country on all platforms.
– Anna Åberg is an experienced and trained leader, who has been in editorial management since 2011. With her, we have achieved an editorial director with great journalistic competence, who knows exactly what it takes for DN to continue to develop as the leading quality magazine in the country on all platforms.
Already today, Anna Åberg is responsible for much of DN’s editorial staff, but now she expects an expanded editorial role:
– DN has the best publishing and reading circle in Sweden. We do important journalism, which engages and touches. That direction will not change, rather it will strengthen. I think, for example, that a greater focus on the climate crisis, science and technology will be absolutely crucial for us in the future, and that we should invest even more in visual narrative, says Anna Åberg.
Caspar Opitz takes over as a new MO on April 1, but will be transferred to Anna Åberg as editor-in-chief from March 1. Then there are also some other changes in DN management. Reporting director Matilda E Hanson takes over as DN editorial management and Andreas Jennische, now Fastighetsnytt’s news director, takes over as the new head of DN’s editorial office in Stockholm. She replaces Linda Hjertén, who after several different managerial positions now leaves the newspaper.
DN hires for the new editorial office in Skåne were also announced yesterday. Four reporters and a photographer have worked there: read more here. DN Skåne opens after Easter and is part of the newspaper’s biggest investment in increased coverage and presence in more parts of Sweden.
