Aftonbladet Is Condemned for Interviewing Örebro Shooter's Father

Expressen

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In connection with the mass shooting in Örebro, Aftonbladet interviewed the father of the shooter, Rickard Andersson. Now the newspaper is being criticized for grossly violating good journalistic practice. – It is the harshest level of criticism, and it has been several years since it was last used, says Media Ombudsman Caspar Opitz.

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Blamed for the unpleasant interview. The father went into clinical shock after hanging up the phone.

Dagens Nyheter.

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After the mass shooting at Risbergska School in Örebro, Aftonbladet called a relative of Rickard Andersson. Now the Swedish Media Ethics Board is accusing the newspaper of grossly violating good journalistic practice.

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Aftonbladet violated good journalistic practice when the newspaper interviewed the father of Richard Andersson, the suspected perpetrator behind the mass murder in Örebro. The Swedish Media Ethics Board has concluded this, writes the newspaper Journalisten.