Daniel Poohl (born 11 August 1981) is a Swedish journalist and publicist who served as publisher (''ansvarig utgivare'') and CEO of the ''
Expo
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'' magazine.
Biography
Poohl was born in
Vänersborg
Vänersborg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,904) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which mer ...
. He grew up in
Ã…sensbruk in
Dalsland
Dalsland () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, ...
and studied media at Sinclairgymnasiet in
Uddevalla
Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...
. During his time at the national guard training he did journalism work for ''Värnpliktsnytt'', a newspaper for the soldiers. He started working at ''Expo'' at the age of twenty in 2001. Poohl became a known name in 2001 when he infiltrated the
Nationaldemokraterna party to make a report that was broadcast on the show Folkhemmet on
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. Poohl became the editorial assistant at ''Expo'' after the death of
Stieg Larsson
Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, sta ...
in 2004 and became the editor-in-chief in 2006.
Poohl is often used by media as a reference when it comes to questions about right-wing extremism and racism, for ''
Dagens Nyheter
(, ), abbreviated ''DN'', is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It is published in Stockholm and aspires to full national and international coverage, and is widely considered Sweden's newspaper of record
A newspaper of record is a major nationa ...
'', ''
Svenska Dagbladet
(, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily List of Swedish newspapers, newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.
History and profile
The first issue of appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the 1900s the pap ...
'' and ''
Göteborgs-Posten
(), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language, Swedish-language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden.
History and profile
was first published in 1813, but ceased publication in 1822. It re-appeared in 1850. Publication seven day ...
''. He writes articles about politics in Sweden for the English magazine ''Searchlight''.
In 2013, Poohl wrote and published the book ''Som om vi hade glömt''. On 6 August 2015 he presented ''
Sommar i P1
''Sommar i P1'' () is one of the most popular shows on Swedish radio. It has been broadcast every summer since 29June 1959, originally as ''Sommar'' on P3 and since 1993 on P1.
About
Each 90-minute-long programme in the series – which is ...
'' on
Sveriges Radio
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.
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
21st-century Swedish journalists
Swedish magazine editors
People from Vänersborg
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