The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said it was investigating. The Associated Press did not receive the press release in advance and decided not to publish the names until confirmed by the academy, but many Swedish media organizations did. The academy stopped the practice since the awards were being announced simultaneously on the digital platforms of the Nobel Prizes. It is not the first time the names of winners slip out before the Nobel announcements. For the official press release to be published in advance is extremely rare, said Fredrick Malmberg, head of news at Swedish television station TV4.

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Persons: Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, Alexei Ekimov, Hans Ellengren, Göran Hansson, ”, Fredrick Malmberg Organizations: STOCKHOLM, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Associated Press, Svenska Dagbladet, TV4, SVT, “ Locations: Swedish