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The reason for I trust that Svenska Dagbladet’s journalism is free, I know that its writing is professional.
It is a complication to receive large sums from the state and I am glad that DN has deliberately given up on that, but I also know that SvD journalists know their work. They have integrity.
It would be nice if Anna Careborg reflected on SvD’s own dependence on the state before telling other newspapers how important it is to be free in their activities.
DN has invited Greta Thunberg, the world’s most famous voice on the subject of weather right now, to be our guest editor-in-chief for one day in December. I remain on this single day as editor, and I assume full journalistic and legal responsibility for the project.
Does this mean that DN is abandoning its independence? Of course, no. It is the same professional ethics, the same basic journalistic values that govern the newspaper this day, as well as the other 364 days of the year. Other newspapers like the British Independent have done similar projects before DN.
The special edition with Greta Thunberg is expected to be a journalistic project at least as exciting for DN readers as well, as Thunberg brings with him unique experiences and insights. The British utility company BBC also collaborates with Thunberg. I am convinced that it is to the delight of the public.
Hopefully the media can also learn something.
The reason we invited Greta Thunberg is that most newsrooms, including those of DN, have long failed to give the climate a fair journalistic treatment. The issue is not being handled as a crisis, despite the fact that the scientific community agrees that global warming is seriously undermining living conditions on Earth.
