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Dre Soe) Cs poetics hen Mikael and | started Mie EDITOR'S LETTER CONTINUES - ‘Some peaple seam'te consider our apprasch dangerously radical: I hink of il as oldstashioned, in the best sense of the word. It has not always made us Welcome in certain executive suites, acim ‘edly, But the role we play is. essential if Sweden Isto live Up to ts promise as: socisty—one that offers prosperity to iis clizens.and ‘opportunity ta its investors and business people. We hold ourselves to.an equally high standard, and that has made the events of the past few weeks particularly painful, The libel ‘action that was brought against M&xaal by Hans-Erik Wennerstrim was, we feel, without mer. When Mikael first came to me wit his report on the Wennerstrém Group's investments in Poland, we considered carefully the information at hand. Neither Mikae! nor 1 would have printed the story withoul good mason lo believe our Sources. | Gannat at this point say more. The court has made its ruling, and we sre bound to accept Its Judgment. But I will not accept the idea that Herr Wennersirim and his atiamays have somehow negated Miksels achiovemants, ar Milennium's. 1've keawn Mikael since we mat in journalism school twenty years ‘ago. Back then, we used to stay up late talking about the magae zine we would start one day—a magazine that very much regembled the one- you are holding naw. | could see already that Mikael would become the kind of journalist who: could nat only ‘breathe life into such a publication but keep it going over the long jorm, Ho's a-dogged reporter and a gifted writer. He can describe the labyrinthine dealings of the financial world with euch clarity and verve that they become not just understandable but entertaining. He can be scathing in his assessment of coleaques he feels have betrayed their caling—anyone who has read his book The Knighis ‘Templar can attest to that, But it is precisely because he takes Such a principled stance that | have always fll privieged to work wit him, MILLENNIUM Mannium has often taken a contrarian view, 60 It should surprise rho one that the ourrent issue Is @ celebration of Mikael Blomikvist land his work. insica you wil find a revealing prafla by a-colleague who knows and admires him. You will also see:a detailed account of the Wennersirm exposé by Monika Nisson, one of \Miiennium’s:top reporters, explaining which segments of the stary the court upheld and which ones It ruled against. We are not at pprosent prepared to go further. But when we are ready to east further Eght on the Wennerstrém affair. we will da $0. Erika Berger, Editor n-Chiat = HAS OFTEN TAKEN ACONTRARIAN VIEW, SOITSHOULD SURPRISENOONE THAT THE CURRENT ISSUE ISA CELEBRATIONOF MIKAEL BLOMKVIST AND HIS WORK.

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