Sweden: examination of public authorities by journalists 2015

This statistic shows a survey on examination of public authorities, politicians and companies by journalists in Sweden in 2015. During the survey period, 56.2 percent of Swedish journalists interviewed stated that critical examination of public authorities, politicians and companies is part of their work tasks.

Is it part of your work tasks to examine public authorities, politicians and companies critically?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Yes	56.2%
No	39.5%
Don't know	4.2%

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Release date

November 2016

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

November 2, 2015 to November 25, 2015

Number of respondents

3,248 respondents

Special properties

employed members of the Svenska Journalistförbundet

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Ingår det i dina arbetsuppgifter att kritiskt granska vad som sker bland myndigheter, politiker eller företag?"

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