''Aktuellt'' (literally "current; topical" or "actual") is a

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nightly news programme produced by

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(SVT) and broadcast on its second channel,

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. It was first broadcast on 2 September 1958. With the start of TV 2 (forerunner of SVT2) in 1969, the ''Aktuellt'' brand disappeared but was revived in 1972 when TV1 began airing two main bulletins at 6pm and 9pm. The 6pm bulletin was moved to SVT2 in 1997, followed on 15 January 2001 by the 9pm edition. The year before, editorial responsibility for ''Aktuellt'', ''

Rapport Rapport () is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly. The word stems from the French verb which means litera ...

'' (SVT1's news programme), and SVT's news channel,

SVT24 SVT24, stylized as svt24, formerly known as SVT 24 (then stylized svt 24) or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television (SVT). It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 it extended its scope to ...

, was unified; nevertheless, the name "Aktuellt" continues to be used to designate SVT2's news programmes. A relaunch of ''Aktuellt'' in November 2007 saw ''Rapport'' begin a 6pm bulletin on SVT1 while the sole 9pm ''Aktuellt'' programme relaunched as an in-depth news and current affairs programme, covering two of three main items in detail. On 5 March 2012, the programme was extended to 60 minutes and now incorporates sports updates, regional news opt-outs & a news summary. The programme is now co-anchored by a rotating team of presenters - Anna Hedenmo, Jon Nilsson,

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and Cecilia Gralde. Carina Bergfeldt is their foreign reporter. In 2015

Mona Walter Mona Walter (born 1973) is a Swedish activist and social commentator. She was born in Mogadishu, Somalia and moved to Sweden as a refugee in 1994. Raised Muslim, Walter converted to Christianity and published writings critical of Islam via her ...

criticized Aktuellt for censoring a segment about an incident in

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References

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External links

''Aktuellts homepage at SVT.se
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