Glossary · Chapter 6: The role of the media
tryckfrihet
Swedish word. In English: freedom of the press
The right to print and distribute texts, for example newspapers and books, without the state checking them in advance.
Facts about the word
- Sweden's Freedom of the Press Act of 1766 was the first in the world.
- The Freedom of the Press Act is one of the four fundamental laws.
- No authority may pre-check what is to be printed, this is called the ban on censorship.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Freedom of the press is about the right to publish without state pre-checks, not about price and not about buttons.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: The role of the media in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.