{"id":177266,"date":"2026-09-03T05:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T03:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=177266"},"modified":"2026-09-03T06:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T04:58:55","slug":"svt-sander-hyllningsinslag-om-greta-dagar-fore-valet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/svts-sanders-tribute-segment-on-greta-dager-before-the-election\/","title":{"rendered":"SVT airs a tribute segment on Greta\u2014days before the election"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In the middle of the election campaign, SVT\u2019s *Morgonstudion* devoted significant airtime to Greta Thunberg and the people behind the documentary *Strejkarna*. The activists were given a platform to speak about capitalism, demonstrations, and party politics\u2014while the right was singled out as harmful to the climate without any critical follow-up questions.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 1, SVT\u2019s *Morgonstudion* devoted a segment lasting nearly 12 minutes to <strong>Greta Thunberg<\/strong>, the climate activist <strong>Anton \u00d6rtell<\/strong> and the director <strong>Helena Molin<\/strong>. The reason was the SVT documentary \u201d<strong>The Strikes<\/strong>\u201d, which follows the group behind Fridays for Future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tone was set early on. Among other things, the hosts asked how it felt to see old photos and what the activists remembered from the movement\u2019s early years. At the same time, Thunberg shared her perspective on how things had unfolded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 As we can see right now, all the trends are heading in the wrong direction. To put it bluntly, everything is going to hell.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Was asked to evaluate capitalism uncritically<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the segment, Thunberg elaborated on her critique of society. She described a system in which people are expected to vote every four years and buy less harmful products, while identifying overconsumption and capitalism as the underlying problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, she urged people to exercise their right to protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 Everyone has the opportunity to take action, especially since we live in Sweden, where we are still free to demonstrate\u2014so we have a moral obligation to do so.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No critical follow-up questions were asked regarding her political reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-1024x384.png\" alt=\"The tribute documentary &quot;Strejkarna&quot; is airing on SVT ahead of the election. Screenshot: SVT Play\" class=\"wp-image-177283 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-1024x384.png\" alt=\"The tribute documentary &quot;Strejkarna&quot; is airing on SVT ahead of the election. Screenshot: SVT Play\" class=\"wp-image-177283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-150x56.png 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-696x261.png 696w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-1068x401.png 1068w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta-600x225.png 600w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Greta.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tribute documentary \u201dStrejkarna\u201d will air on SVT ahead of the election. Screenshot: SVT Play<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Director: \u201dThe Issues Close to My Heart\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molin also said that her own commitment played a role in the film's creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 Given my own commitment and the issues close to my heart, it felt like an obvious project.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also explained that the film would help viewers understand the struggle from the activists' perspective. She described the harsh rhetoric directed at activists from political and media circles as <em>\u201done of the most dangerous things I can imagine\u201d<\/em>. No critical counter-perspective was presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The right wing was singled out<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SVT then steered the conversation directly to the election and asked whether it matters how people vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 Of course it does.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molin referred to surveys of the parties' climate policies and then stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 And that's where the right wing is in a tough spot.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question was forwarded to Thunberg. She then said that there is a party in the government that <em>\u201dbrand-new neo-Nazi roots\u201d<\/em> and continued:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 And at a certain point, it\u2019s no longer about politics. At that point, it\u2019s about whether we\u2019re fellow human beings or not.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Viewers Demand an Investigation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the broadcast, the X account reacted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/avPublicService\/status\/2094687681984823302\">Review<\/a><\/strong> that SVT gave the activists this platform so close to the election. In the comments, the segment was accused of influencing the election, and viewers called for a response from the Media Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Does it matter how we vote? Nonpartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/svt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SVT<\/a> Greta Thunberg asks two weeks before the election\u2014and yes, of course it\u2019s a pure coincidence that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/svt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SVT<\/a> is currently airing the documentary \u201dThe Strikes\u201d about \u201dFridays For Future\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Val2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Val2026<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/svtnyheter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SVTNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/journalistik?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"># Journalism<\/a> SVT Morgonstudion, September 1, 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyTYeicdhE\">pic.twitter.com\/oyTYeicdhE<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Audit (@avPublicService) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/avPublicService\/status\/2094687681984823302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SVT concluded the interview by promoting \u201dStrejkarna\u201d on SVT1 and SVT Play. This raises the question of public service broadcasting\u2019s impartiality when political activists are allowed to present their views on the election and the opposing side without being met with critical questions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days before the election, Greta Thunberg is given a free platform on SVT\u2014the right is attacked while critical follow-up questions are absent<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":177268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,205],"tags":[542,433],"class_list":["post-177266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-nyheter","tag-greta-thunberg","tag-svt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}