Daniel Poohl
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Daniel Poohl (born 11 August 1981) is a Swedish journalist and publicist who served as publisher (ansvarig utgivare) and CEO of the Expo magazine.
Biography
Poohl was born in Vänersborg. He grew up in Åsensbruk in Dalsland and studied media at Sinclairgymnasiet in Uddevalla. During his time at the national guard training he did journalism work for Värnpliktsnytt, a newspaper for the soldiers.{{cite web|url=http://arbetarbladet.se/ledare/1.3643839-alla-ar-inte-lika|title=Alla är inte lika|author=Anna Norling|work=Arbetarbladet|accessdate=2 September 2015}} He started working at Expo at the age of twenty in 2001. Poohl became a known name in 2001 when he infiltrated the Nationaldemokraterna party to make a report that was broadcast on the show Folkhemmet on TV3.{{cite web|url=http://www.expo.se/2003/valkommen-hem,-daniel_463.html|title=Välkommen hem, Daniel|date=14 May 2003 |accessdate=2 September 2015}} Poohl became the editorial assistant at Expo after the death of Stieg Larsson in 2004 and became the editor-in-chief in 2006.
Poohl is often used by media as a reference when it comes to questions about right-wing extremism and racism, for Dagens Nyheter,{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1042&a=649837 |title=Politiker får lära sig bemöta sd |work=Dagens Nyheter |accessdate=2 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006215352/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1042&a=649837 |archive-date=6 October 2011 }} Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten. He writes articles about politics in Sweden for the English magazine Searchlight.{{cite web|url=http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/index.php?link=backIssuesTemplate&date=2007_05|title=Home – Searchlight Magazine|accessdate=2 September 2015}}
In 2013, Poohl wrote and published the book Som om vi hade glömt. On 6 August 2015 he presented Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.{{cite AV media|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/586539?programid=2071|title=Daniel Poohl|author=Sveriges Radio|accessdate=2 September 2015}}
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Category:21st-century Swedish journalists
Category:Swedish magazine editors
Category:People from Vänersborg
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