Fredrik Laurin
Encyclopedia
Fredrik Laurin is an investigative reporter/producer for the current affairs show "Uppdrag Granskning
" on Swedish Public Broadcasting, SVT. He works in a team with Sven Bergman
and Joachim Dyfvermark
.
Since 2006 as investigative reporter/producer for Sweden’s main investigative Programme "Uppdrag granskning" at SVT - Swedish Television.
Before that as investigative reporter/producer for the current affairs show
"Kalla Fakta" ("Cold Facts") Swedish National TV4 and earlier at the Swedish News Agency TT, the Current Affairs Show "Striptease" on Swedish Television, SVT, and the media newspaper "Resumé".
Fredrik Laurin teaches Swedish journalists in investigative journalism techniques in courses organized, among others, by the Swedish Investigative Reporters and Editors "Grävande Journalister", and at the University of Stockholm School of Journalism.
of America, RTNDA:s Edward R Murrow award http://www.rtnda.org/pages/media_items/edward-r.-murrow-awards100.php and the Stora Journalistpriset :sv:Stora journalistpriset#2005 (Swedish equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize) as well as the Swedish Investigative Reporters and Editors award "Guldspaden" for their reporting on the secret deportation of two Egypt
ians in what was one of the first operations known as "Extraordinary rendition
".
The two men, Ahmed Agiza and Muhammed Al Zery, were taken from Bromma airport in Sweden
in December 2001 to Egypt in a covert operation by US agents and handed over to Egyptian security services and were subsequently tortured. The story caused a major uproar in Sweden, drew international attention and was one of the first to shed light on "Extraordinary Rendition". The plane uncovered in the report as the one used in the rendition was a US registered Gulfstream V with the registration number N379P.
It was found by the reporters, and their partners in the reporting like UK-reporter Stephen Grey
to be part of a much larger fleet of planes used for rendition operations.
Fredrik Laurin and his colleagues also received several awards, among them a second "Stora Journalistpriset", for their 2007 report on the bribery in the sale of the Swedish jet-fighter Gripen to the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Africa.
In September 2008 they received the ICIJ Daniel Perl award for their 2006 report in National TV4 "The Illegal Cod" on the illegal fishing in the Barents Sea. and in November 2009 were appointed Environemental journalist of the year for "Pink Gold" on the (un-)sustainable farming of salmon.
In August 2006 Fredrik Laurin and Joachim Dyfvermark were awarded the
Norwegian "Breiflabb-price" for the reports "The Illegal Cod". The price is given to journalists who in their professional work has contributed to a positive development of the fishing industry.
In 2003 the trio was awarded the Swedish Investigative Journalists Price of Honour together with Fredrik Lundberg for a story uncovering a huge corruption scandal in "Systembolaget" (the Swedish State Monopoly on Alcohol).
Fredrik Laurin was together with Leif Holmkvist awarded the Swedish Investigative Reporters and Editors
award "Guldspaden" 2000, for the revelation of bribes in the Swedish campaign for the summer Olympic Games 2004.
Uppdrag granskning
Uppdrag granskning is a Swedish television program focusing on investigative journalism. The program is produced by and aired on SVT and has become known for the use of concealed cameras and microphones....
" on Swedish Public Broadcasting, SVT. He works in a team with Sven Bergman
Sven Bergman
Sven Bergman is an investigative reporter/producer for the current affairs show "Uppdrag granskning" on Sveriges Television, SVT. He works in a team with Fredrik Laurin and Joachim Dyfvermark.-Extraordinary rendition:...
and Joachim Dyfvermark
Joachim Dyfvermark
Joachim Dyfvermark is an investigative reporter/producer for the current affairs show Uppdrag granskning on Swedish channel Sveriges Television...
.
Biography
Fredrik Laurin has been working as a journalist since 1989.Since 2006 as investigative reporter/producer for Sweden’s main investigative Programme "Uppdrag granskning" at SVT - Swedish Television.
Before that as investigative reporter/producer for the current affairs show
"Kalla Fakta" ("Cold Facts") Swedish National TV4 and earlier at the Swedish News Agency TT, the Current Affairs Show "Striptease" on Swedish Television, SVT, and the media newspaper "Resumé".
Fredrik Laurin teaches Swedish journalists in investigative journalism techniques in courses organized, among others, by the Swedish Investigative Reporters and Editors "Grävande Journalister", and at the University of Stockholm School of Journalism.
Reporting
In 2005 the team were rewarded with a number of awards, among them awards from the Overseas Press ClubOverseas Press Club
The Overseas Press Club of America was founded in 1939 in New York City by a group of foreign correspondents. The wire service reporter Carol Weld was a founding member...
of America, RTNDA:s Edward R Murrow award http://www.rtnda.org/pages/media_items/edward-r.-murrow-awards100.php and the Stora Journalistpriset :sv:Stora journalistpriset#2005 (Swedish equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize) as well as the Swedish Investigative Reporters and Editors award "Guldspaden" for their reporting on the secret deportation of two Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ians in what was one of the first operations known as "Extraordinary rendition
Extraordinary rendition
Extraordinary rendition is the abduction and illegal transfer of a person from one nation to another. "Torture by proxy" is used by some critics to describe situations in which the United States and the United Kingdom have transferred suspected terrorists to other countries in order to torture the...
".
The two men, Ahmed Agiza and Muhammed Al Zery, were taken from Bromma airport in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in December 2001 to Egypt in a covert operation by US agents and handed over to Egyptian security services and were subsequently tortured. The story caused a major uproar in Sweden, drew international attention and was one of the first to shed light on "Extraordinary Rendition". The plane uncovered in the report as the one used in the rendition was a US registered Gulfstream V with the registration number N379P.
It was found by the reporters, and their partners in the reporting like UK-reporter Stephen Grey
Stephen Grey
Stephen Grey is an award-winning British investigative journalist and author best known for revealing details of the CIA's program of 'extraordinary rendition.' He has also reported extensively from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.-Early career:Grey was educated at the British School of...
to be part of a much larger fleet of planes used for rendition operations.
Fredrik Laurin and his colleagues also received several awards, among them a second "Stora Journalistpriset", for their 2007 report on the bribery in the sale of the Swedish jet-fighter Gripen to the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Africa.
In September 2008 they received the ICIJ Daniel Perl award for their 2006 report in National TV4 "The Illegal Cod" on the illegal fishing in the Barents Sea. and in November 2009 were appointed Environemental journalist of the year for "Pink Gold" on the (un-)sustainable farming of salmon.
In August 2006 Fredrik Laurin and Joachim Dyfvermark were awarded the
Norwegian "Breiflabb-price" for the reports "The Illegal Cod". The price is given to journalists who in their professional work has contributed to a positive development of the fishing industry.
In 2003 the trio was awarded the Swedish Investigative Journalists Price of Honour together with Fredrik Lundberg for a story uncovering a huge corruption scandal in "Systembolaget" (the Swedish State Monopoly on Alcohol).
Fredrik Laurin was together with Leif Holmkvist awarded the Swedish Investigative Reporters and Editors
award "Guldspaden" 2000, for the revelation of bribes in the Swedish campaign for the summer Olympic Games 2004.
Articles
- 2009: "In deep waters" - Filter - on overfishing in the world and a Swedish businesmans role in that.
- 2010: "Bluefin tuna - Looting the Seas" - an ICIJ investigation into how the bluefin tuna is being overfished and the control systems are flawed. Laurin initiated the project and was an advising editor. In 2011 the report received the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Tom Renner award.
- 2011: "Spain - Looting the Seas" - an ICIJ investigation into how Spain is the biggest receiver of fish-industry subsidies while at the same time being the biggest offender. Laurin advised and text-edited on the project.
Filmography
- 2010: "Euro Orphans" - how migrant workers in the wealthier parts of Europe has to abandon their kids.
- 2010: "The Secret of Omega 3" - How fish from Western Sahara is smuggled to the Omega 3 market in Scandinavia
- 2009: "The pink gold" - How farmed salmon is emptying the oceans
- 2008: "Josephs fate" - torture in the Kongo under EU and UN flag.
- 2007: "Gripen - the secret deals"
- 2006: "The Illegal Cod"
- 2005: "The Broken Promise" part 5
- 2004: "The broken promise" part 1,2,3 and 4 Investigative programme. Swedish TV4. A series revealing the political game behind a secret deportation of two terror-suspected Egyptian men, conducted by American agents on Swedish ground.
- 2003: "The network". Investigative programme. Swedish TV4. A series Revealing the largest corruption scandal in the history of Sweden, involving hundreds of people in the Swedish State Monopoly on Alcohol.
- 2003: "They are listening". Investigative programme. Swedish TV4. A program revealing how the Swedish Defence Radio Authority controls internet and telephone communications.
- 2003: "The real operation of DC3". Investigative programme. Swedish TV4. A review of the historic shoot-down by Soviet Russia of a Swedish signals intelligence plane over the Baltic Sea during the Cold War.
- 2002/2003: "The Black Sea". Investigative programme. Swedish TV4. A series revealing the systematic illegal fishing and selling of cod in the Baltic Sea.
- 2002: "The Swede at Guantanamo Bay". Documentary. Swedish TV4. About the Swede Mehdi Muhammed Gehzali who was arrested on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan in December 2001 and detained on the American military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- 2001: "The real life of an AU-pair". Investigative programme. Swedish TV4. A review on the real and often harsh conditions of young women from Eastern Europe, working as AU-pair in the homes of rich Swedish families.