Niklas Svensson

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Niklas Svensson
Niklas Svensson in 2014.
Born
Niklas Svensson

(1973-01-15)15 January 1973
Occupation(s)Journalist, broadcaster, author

Niklas Svensson (born 15 January 1973) is a Swedish journalist and media personality.

Biography

Svensson was employed at newspaper Sydöstran between 1988 and 1991, and then at newspaper Norra Skåne until 1993. He was then employed a short time for Värnpliktsnytt, the newspaper of the Swedish Armed Forces. From 1994 until 2006, he was worked for daily newspaper Expressen, interrupted only in 1995 when he wrote for Metro. At Expressen, he was the foreign and war correspondent, with elements in entertainment, law, and politics.[1]

Notable revelations that Svensson has made are that former Prime Minister Göran Persson had shoplifted candy while in office, and that former Minister for Integration Jan O. Karlsson held a private crayfish party financed by tax payers.

Along with

Expedition Robinson, Svensson wrote Robinsonboken, published in 2003 by the Bazar förlag
.

Svensson was in September 2006 convicted of police impersonation by the

computer infringement affair prior to the 2006 general election. Svensson, who admitted guilt, was convicted of three computer infringements by Stockholm District Court in April 2007.[3]

Svensson founded freelance newscompany

news reporter
on TV4.

In February 2010, he returned to Expressen after editor-in-chief Thomas Mattsson recruited him back.[4] In 2010, Svensson was awarded the "Hasse Olsson's prize for business journalists" of 75,000 SEK for the coverage in TV4 of Vattenfall AB.

In 2012, he was named Sweden's 82nd most powerful person by Fokus.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Niklas Svensson". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Expressen reporter suspended after conviction". Svenska Dagbladet. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ Svensson: "It's a relief."
  4. ^ "Returned to Expressen (February 2010)". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  5. ^ Sweden's most powerful persons. Archived 28 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine