Janne Josefsson

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Janne Josefsson
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Josefsson at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2014
Born
Jan Christer Ragnar Josefsson

(1952-06-27) 27 June 1952 (age 70)
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • television host

Jan Christer Ragnar Josefsson (born 27 June 1952) is a Swedish investigative journalist who has had numerous shows on Sveriges Television such as Fittja Paradiso, Uppdrag Granskning and Debatt. [1] Uppdrag Granskning has uncovered some of Sweden's most noted scandals such as the ICA meat repackaging controversy, and have both received journalistic prizes and attracted criticism for e.g. biased reporting.

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