Swedish Union of Journalists explained

SJF
Location Country:	Sweden
Affiliation:	TCO, IFJ
Members:	19,000
Full Name:	Swedish Union of Journalists
Native Name:	Journalistförbundet
Native Name Lang:	sv
Founded:	1901
Headquarters:	Stockholm, Sweden
Website:	www.sjf.se

The Swedish Union of Journalists (Swedish: '''Journalistförbundet''', SJF) is a trade union in Sweden. It is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees and the International Federation of Journalists.

Membership

The SJF has a membership of more than 19 000 members:

• 8,000 work within the daily newspapers
• 2,300 with public radio and television
• 1,800 as freelancers
• 900 as information officers or editors of small membership papers
• 800 with magazines
• 500 with private commercial audiovisual companies
• 400 with political or specialized reviews

1,700 are retired members, 700 are students in journalism, and an additional 1,000 are unemployed.