The government doesn&#x27;t own &quot;the press&quot; in Nordic countries.<p>In Sweden, there are a couple of TV channels (SVT) and a few radio channels (SR) which are run according to the &quot;public service&quot; model.<p>The existence of SVT&#x2F;SR is protected by the constitution and they are funded by a kind of flat tax on media receivers while still managed independently of the government (the majority coalition has no direct power over public service).<p>Anyone familiar with SVT&#x2F;SR or the public service model understands that they aren&#x27;t &quot;state media&quot; in an authoritarian sense, most obviously because there is a plurality of commercial channels too.<p>There is no state press whatsoever, and the existing commercial papers are mostly center-right liberal, except for the venerable social democratic Aftonbladet.<p>I work at a small startup in Stockholm so I&#x27;m existence proof that there are options other than huge corporations or the state....<p>Of course there are problems, but your criticism seems misinformed and exaggerated.