Major Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, however, did not given any information on the issue. The media source explained it with the lack of relevant data and the fact that the police thoroughly "silenced" the incidents.
"Police kept silent about sexual harassment cases at the festival," Dagens Nyheter stated, denying its guilt.
The newspaper explained that it had only one source of information who wished to stay anonymous and could not get any additional confirmation from the police.
Nyheter Idag published the evidence confirming that the excuse with "the only source of information" was a lie.
It turned out that DN journalists had contact with a policeman, who was deployed during the festival and therefore were able to acquire any necessary confirmation "at first hand." Moreover, the policeman said he was willing to talk about the sexual assaults and even tried to initiate a conversation on the issue, but DN seemingly tried to avoid the subject.
Apparently, the newspaper was loyal to the government and did not want to cover the sensible issue, fearing that it would "play into the hands "of nationalists and worsen the situation. Choosing between the loyalty and journalist ethics, it opted for the first and concealed important facts, Nyheter Idag concluded.
