During the day, the Swedish Democrats submitted a request to summon executives on SVT and SR to the Culture Committee to discuss the issue of impartiality. This is because of content and statements in specific programs.

This is a studio talk about juvenile delinquency in SVT's Morning Studio and Sweden's radio program "Rebecca and Fiona with P3". The Swedish Democrats do not want to go into what the views on the radio program are about, but see the two examples as part of a larger problem of lack of impartiality in public service programs.

- These are issues we have raised that originated not least in last Thursday's feature in the Morning Study where they discussed the robbery of youth, with a very one-sided perspective, says Aron Emilsson, cultural policy spokesperson for the Swedish Democrats.

- Many on social media but also in the public policy debate have reacted to the fact that public service companies are unable to fulfill their mission, he continues.

Met with criticism

The party's proposal was not voted on by the Culture Committee and from other parties now criticism that SD acts for political control of public-service companies:

- This is not acceptable. We should have free media and journalistic freedom, not political involvement in what programs are being made or what program leaders are available, says Christer Nylander, chairman of the Culture Committee and cultural policy spokesperson for the Liberals.

- This is remarkable, we have never been in a situation before where you call any actor to a committee because you have problems with the content of the programs. It is to go far beyond what politics should do, says Lawen Redar, cultural policy spokesperson for the Social Democrats.

It is not uncommon for the Culture Committee to invite different cultural actors, why is it so remarkable that SD wants to talk impartially with the public service managers?

- What the committee usually does is to get knowledge from the companies, or the free cultural life. This was because you had problems with specific program leaders and the content of the programs, says Lawen Redar (S) and continues:

- It would be to conduct an investigation, and we should not. The public service companies have their own review activities.

SVT boss: Surprising criticism

Charlotta Friborg is responsible publisher for SVT News and Morning Studies, and responds with surprise to the proposal from SD, and the criticism against the report on juvenile delinquency:

- I am proud of our reporting that has been versatile. We have interviewed victims, relatives of perpetrators, researchers, experts, police and we have demanded the responsibility of politicians, says Charlotta Friborg.

- I notice that public service has become part of a political debate that is currently intense. I have worked for decades in privately owned newspapers and am very used to discuss editorial decisions and publications. The criticism does not differ so much, but the difference is that for public service there is a special opportunity to have both impartiality and objectivity tested - within the framework of the Review Board.