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> But thank goodness in "socialist" Scandinavia I have several ad-free radio stations to choose from. It is naive to say that they are "ad-free". They are fre
by draugadrotten 7y ago
> But thank goodness in "socialist" Scandinavia I have several ad-free radio stations to choose from.
It is naive to say that they are "ad-free". They are free from classical ads, but they are politically very left. More than 50 percent(!) of the journalists employed by Public Radio SR and Public Television SVT are voting for the Green Left, a party which has only 4% of the national voters. The journalists are hence very different from the average Sven.
"Över 50 procent av journalisterna på Sveriges Radio och Sveriges Television sympatiserar med miljöpartiet, kommersiell radio och tv kommer därefter. Minst andel sympatisörer har miljöpartiet i landsortspress och populärpress."
https://www.jmg.gu.se/digitalAssets/1369/1369226_journalist-2011-journalistboken-kap-13.pdf https://www.jmg.gu.se/digitalAssets/1369/1369226_journalist-...
The bias is very noticeable when it comes to coverage of topics like Greta, Trump, Macron, Pride, etc.
Please also note that SVT Public television is broadcasting sponsored content, and ads.But they call it sponsored content. Public radio SR is allowed to do it as well by the same laws.
- exDM69 7y agoIf there is a political bias here, it's not major and mostly affects non-news items like columnists and opinion pieces. The news reporting is mostly pretty neutral. In comparison to American commercial news outlets like Fox News, it is very neutral indeed.