# Östgöta Correspondenten

> Östgöta Correspondenten is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Sweden. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean right**.

- **Domain:** corren.se
- **Website:** https://www.corren.se
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Region:** Europe
- **Language:** Swedish
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean right
- **Founded:** 1838

## About

One of Sweden's oldest newspapers covers one of its most technically ambitious cities: fighter jets and defense labs alongside a 185-year-old liberal masthead. The beat spans Östergötland: municipalities, aerospace and Linköping University, written for readers who move between city hall and the Saab factory floor. A family owned Corren for 168 years before selling to NTM Group; the liberal editorial position outlasted the family.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** NTM Group (Norrköpings Tidningars Media AB), which acquired Östgöta Correspondenten in 2008; NTM is one of Sweden's major regional newspaper conglomerates
- **Funding:** Subscription-based model; NTM Group receives media support under Sweden's Mediestöd framework as a qualifying regional news publisher
- **Focus areas:** Local and regional news for Linköping and Östergötland, municipal politics, aerospace and defense industry, higher education and research, regional business, culture, sports


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-03-17. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.5. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 8 (4 themes).

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