Posts Tagged ‘King Carl XVI Gustav’
King Kungen König – media gone mad
Mad Man?
This time I managed to react before I got complaints from Berlin about not writing about the hottest Swedish subject. The scandal has moved to phase two. Like the Royals I have kept my mouth shut and watched, but it is really starting to get to me. Not the possibility of the Swedish King having visited shady places. Not some mysterious images of something possibly dirty. Read the rest of this entry »
Royal Media Circus part 2
Concentration, please.
Just a quick update on my post from January 2nd: I am happy to see that Aftonbladet now even published an article by Anne Ramberg, Secretary General of the Swedish BAR Association.
Header: “Objectivity wanted”.
She writes in reply to Jan Schermans article from December 31st who portrays her as being “the power systems’ voice” Read the rest of this entry »
Kindergarten, Media Circus and a letter from the Queen
"Oh dear......"
When I woke up this morning, P. was still sleeping and I took my phone to read some news. I often start with Svenska Dagbladet and Spiegel, to then check what Aftonbladet has to say. Aftonbladet is an equally good mirror for the Swedish collective mood, as BILD in Germany. Neither of them known for fantastic journalism, but both read by so many citizens, they have a loud voice.
If you have read previous posts, you are familiar with my scepticism Read the rest of this entry »
King Kungen König
Hand in the cookie box
“Finally something is happening over there and you write about Starbucks??” – Complaints from my home country in times of royal scandals. Bimbetti caught me with the hand in the cookie box. – Oh dear, the King. “The reluctant Monarch”….
She challenged me to write something about “kungaskandalen” ASAP. It is not my style to chicken out, so here comes my take on the story:
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