2nd November 2022
Cilla Benkö: The fight for democracy and free speech is a life and death struggle
Swedish Radio's Cilla Benkö, reflects on the threats to journalists and democracy, home and aboard, and the need for them to be protected.
19th October 2022
Cilla Benkö: This is how public service media is strengthened
With a new government in place, Swedish Radio's DG, Cilla Benkö, points to the important parts for the upcoming public service investigation.
4th May 2022
#WPFD2022: Threats to independent journalism in democracies around the world
Swedish Radio's Director-General Cilla Benkö gives keynote address at press freedom conference in Washington.
19th January 2022
Swedish Radio in 2022
2022 will be an intense year. Swedish Radio's CEO Cilla Benkö points out several major efforts that await and the public broadcaster's contribution to the Swedish media landscape.
2nd November 2021
Cilla Benkö: Toxic for society when crime goes unpunished
In nine cases out of ten, around the world, a person who kills a journalist is not punished. Read Cilla Benkö's op-ed calling for an end to impunity for crimes against journalists.
20th August 2021
PMA welcomes two new Board members
We warmly welcome Cilla Benkö and Odette Campbell as the newest members of the Public Media Alliance Board.
20th August 2021
Swedish Radio joins the Public Media Alliance
We are proud to announce that Swedish Radio have become members of the Public Media Alliance (PMA), the largest global association of public broadcasters, with its CEO Cilla Benkö joining the PMA Board.
24th November 2020
Insight | Impartial media is necessary to avoid parallel realities
Swedish Radio CEO, Cilla Benkö, and Programme Director, Björn Löfdahl, write about the importance of impartial media in light of the polarised debate we have seen in the US in recent times, and in connection with the recent US election.
5th June 2020
Swedish Radio’s Director-General Cilla Benkö: Attacks on journalists in the US show that words can be dangerous
While demonstrations against police violence and racism are sweeping the US, there have been alarming reports of journalists being violently attacked by both police and demonstrators. The ground for these attacks has been laid by frenzied rhetoric, with the media time after time identified as the enemy.
6th April 2020
Insight | An essential and important role in difficult times
The demand for the latest correct information about corona is high among the public. Cilla Benkö, CEO of Sveriges Radio writes about the continued work to reach listeners with often vital content at the company that must not be silenced.
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