PtG Article 09.11.2002

Industry or Independence? Release of Survey of the Scandinavian Sports Press

A survey of sports journalism in Norway, Denmark and Sweden shows that Scandinavian newspapers' sport coverage is uncritical and one-sided.

The survey was prepared for Play the Game's conference in 2002 and also shows that organisations and financial interests face little criticism and journalists are ignoring the crisis of elite sports.

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