Situation Sthlm
Encyclopedia
Situation Sthlm is a street newspaper
sold by homeless in Stockholm
, Sweden. It was founded in 1995, and was Sweden's only street newspaper until Faktum
and Aluma
were founded early in the 21st century.
In 2006 is was awarded the grand prize of Publicistklubben (Swedish Publicists' Association
) together with sister papers Faktum and Aluma.
Street newspaper
Street newspapers are newspapers or magazines sold by homeless or poor individuals and produced mainly to support these populations. Most such newspapers primarily provide coverage about homelessness and poverty-related issues, and seek to strengthen social networks within homeless communities...
sold by homeless in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden. It was founded in 1995, and was Sweden's only street newspaper until Faktum
Faktum
Faktum is a street newspaper sold by homeless in Gothenburg , Sweden started in 2001. It will also be sold in Karlstad. In 2006 is was awarded the grand prize of the Swedish Publicists' Association together with sister papers Situation Sthlm and Aluma....
and Aluma
Aluma (street paper)
Aluma is a street newspaper sold by the homeless in Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg, Sweden.In 2006 it was awarded the grand prize of Publicistklubben together with its sister papers Situation Sthlm and Faktum....
were founded early in the 21st century.
In 2006 is was awarded the grand prize of Publicistklubben (Swedish Publicists' Association
Swedish Publicists' Association
The Swedish Publicists' Association is a Swedish organisation devoted to promoting freedom of the press and free speech in journalism....
) together with sister papers Faktum and Aluma.