Emma Löfgren

Så oimponerande chefskap från Kristersson också. Om en medarbetare går igenom vad som mkt väl kan vara en otroligt jobbig tid privat kan man tycka att chefen borde skydda dem genom att hålla sig framme, svara på frågor och ta smällen, inte gömma sig.

Blir lite konstigt också eftersom det är motsatsen till uppenbart om man inte är insatt i riksdagens utskott att migrationsfrågor hör till socialförsäkringsutskottet, så det blir ju nästan som att andra ministrar blir mer misstänkta för gemene man

Why are Swedish media suddenly naming Forssell as minister in white supremacism scandal? The Local and several other Swedish news sites have made the decision to name Migration Minister Johan Forssell as the government minister whose close relative has been linked to white supremacist groups. The Local Sweden's editor explains the decision.

Why are Swedish media suddenly naming Forssell as minister in white supremacism scandal?

M-chef pressade VK om namnpublicering: ”Olustigt” Partisekreteraren: Jag ringde för att skydda barnet

Tror regeringens anmärkningsvärt osmidiga krishantering i den här härvan kommer vara det som i slutändan leder till att fler medier namnger ministern (förutom de lokalmedier som redan tagit steget). Luktar väldigt mycket Streisand-effekt. www.etc.se/inrikes/m-ch...

Finns mkt goda skäl att namnge "ministern" och mkt goda skäl att inte göra det, så det är en extremt svår avvägning för ansvariga utgivare. Däremot förväntar jag mig att varenda journalist fortsätter ställa följdfrågor i varenda kontakt, presskonferens och intervju med ministern och statsministern.

"Konstruktiv journalistik gör medierna mer relevanta" - Journalisten Den 60 meter höga skidbacken reser sig i synfältet från taxins vänstra ruta. En gammal och tung silhuett mitt i ett landskap av...

"Skillnader och oenigheter driver demokratin. Men om journalistiken nöjer sig med att låta konflikten bero, utan att visa vägen genom den – så misslyckas vi med en av våra viktigaste funktioner." @journalisten.se

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THE LOCAL NEEDS YOUR HELP I would like to thank you for supporting The Local as a member. It’s been absolutely crucial of late. But here’s the thing: right now, we are facing challenges of a kind we have never experienced in our 21-year history. Global tech giants are eating up a bigger and bigger share of advertising budgets, while making us less and less visible on their platforms. That makes operating as a small player in an already challenging sector even more difficult, especially when costs are rising. Our mission has always been to help people living in another country feel at home, to champion your rights, to keep you in the loop. For us to keep doing that, we need your support. If you are able to support us further, please consider making a donation. You can click the button below and follow the steps to leave a donation amount that suits you. This will help keep us going and allow us to continue doing the journalism that matters to you.

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Citizenship freeze 'makes a mockery of all those who call Sweden their home' Foreigners in Sweden spoke of frustration and despair after a de facto citizenship freeze added even more time to their long waits in the Migration Agency’s queue.

“This makes a mockery of all those who call Sweden their home and feel part of this society and want to ‘tie the knot’. And it makes a mockery out of the promise of democratic bureaucracy and due process.” www.thelocal.se/20250520/cit...

Currently stuck in citizenship limbo myself – Migrationsverket has my permanent residence card but sent my passport back (usually a sign your application will be granted), but I'm not sure I can leave the country without it. Waiting to book flights to visit family in the UK until this is resolved.

Migrationsverket har inte kunnat utfärda vanliga medborgarskap på *över en månad*. Vågar påstå att om det hade varit Transportstyrelsen som inte utfärdat nya körkort, eller polisen som inte utfärdat pass till svenskar som vill åka till Thailand, hade det varit allt annat än tystnad i svenska medier.

Labour migrants to Sweden 'shouldn't worry about citizenship checks' The additional checks on citizenship applications announced this week will be targeted at refugees from 'high-risk' countries, with people who have come to Sweden to work unaffected, Sweden's Migratio...

5. This affects ALL nationalities, despite Migration Minister Johan Forssell's promise to The Local's readers that work permit holders and people from countries without security concerns shouldn't have to worry about the security checks delaying their applications. www.thelocal.se/20250110/lab...

4. A Migration Agency spokesperson confirmed to The Local that they are unable to approve these standard kinds of citizenship applications at the moment, until they've set up new routines for in-person identification as part of the security checks ordered by the government.

3. Those are so-called "naturalisation cases", which by far make up the majority of citizenship cases – basically the ones you think of when you think of citizenship applications.

Stats showing that naturalisation cases fell from 3234 in March to 6 in April.

2. There are now more detailed stats publicly available, which show that the Migration Agency approved a total of SIX standard citizenship applications in April (to compare: in March the figure was 3,234).

Sweden's security checks force Migration Agency to halt approvals of citizenship applications Sweden's processing rate of new citizenships has more than halved after new security checks were introduced, with the Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) unable to approve applications in standard cas...

Sweden's citizenship moratorium is now in effect.

1. @thelocalsweden.bsky.social broke this story yesterday after obtaining not-yet-released data from the Migration Agency. This should be grabbing headlines in Swedish media because it's honestly a bombshell story. www.thelocal.se/20250514/swe...

@beckywaterton.bsky.social is on it!

Sofie Axelsson: ”Joakim måste vara vid min sida när vår dotter föds” Stor öppenhjärtig intervju med Joakim Medins fru och Dagens ETC-journalisten Sofie Axelsson • ”Det är det första vi ska göra när han kommer hem”

Stor intervju med @axelsson.bsky.social, hustru till fängslade Joakim Medin. Gratis och upplåst. Brutalt ärlig om allt.

Skriven av mig. Läs och dela gärna.

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OPINION: 'Abolishing track changes could have serious consequences for Swedish healthcare' Sweden’s union for registered nurses is urging the government to reconsider scrapping the so-called ‘spårbyte’ immigration path, its deputy chair writes in an opinion piece for The Local.

Avskaffandet av spårbytet kan få allvarliga konsekvenser för svensk sjukvård, skriver Vårdförbundets Jani’ Stjernström i The Local. www.thelocal.se/20250409/opi...

The Locals podcast Sweden in Focus är nominerad i kategorin för Bästa Nyhetspodd av Publisher Podcast Summit and Awards 2025. Men kolla in vilka namn vi tävlar mot... 😱 publisherpodcasts.com/2025/en/page...

OPINION: Swedish media must get better at covering immigrant perspectives Swedish journalists excel at portraying the victims of immigration crackdowns in other countries – but domestic coverage leaves a lot to be desired, The Local’s Paul O’Mahony argues.

I appreciate this op-ed by @paulomahony in @thelocalsweden.bsky.social on why Svenska media must get better at covering immigrant perspectives.

https://www.thelocal.se/20250326/opinion-swedish-media-must-get-better-at-covering-immigrant-perspectives

#SvPol #TillSverige

'We didn't do anything wrong': Foreign workers blindsided by Sweden's 'spårbyte' repeal Sweden's decision to abolish 'track changes' ('spårbyte') – a permit path which allowed rejected asylum seekers to switch to a work permit without having to leave the country – means thousands of peop...

Tusentals personer med arbetstillstånd riskerar förlora sin rätt att bo och arbeta i Sverige pga att regeringen gick emot lagrådet och vägrade övergångsbestämmelser.

Flera av de läsare som berättat sin historia för The Local har viktiga jobb i bl a sjukvården. www.thelocal.se/20250321/we-...

Swedish Migration Agency warns of fast-tracked abolition of 'spårbyte' without transitional rules A Migration Agency official has warned that Sweden is changing 'the rules of the game for a lot of people during an ongoing process' by fast-tracking the abolition of so-called 'track changes' through...

Äntligen börjar svenska medier plocka upp avskaffandet av spårbytet. DN följer The Local och skriver också om Lagrådets svidande kritik och Migrationsverkets varningar, som vi var först att rapportera om efter riksdagsbeslutet. www.thelocal.se/20250320/swe...

Mediekritisk debattartikel från the Locals @paulomahony.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy ”Varför är det så få som belyser invandrarnas perspektiv på lagändringar som vänder upp och ner på deras liv?

”Svenska medier behöver vakna i invandringsfrågor” - Journalisten Tusentals asylsökande tog den enda chansen efter avslag – de bytte spår och skaffade arbetstillstånd. Ändå tvingas de snart lämna landet efter ett...

"Varför är det så få som belyser invandrarnas perspektiv på lagändringar som vänder upp och ner på deras liv?"

@paulomahony.mastodon.nu.ap.brid.gy skriver bra om ointresset i många svenska medier för det anmärkningsvärda avskaffandet av spårbyte

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Tack! Vi har publicerat ett par artiklar på The Local och fler är på väg!

The Fix Solutions Journalism Course Authored by experienced newsroom leader Emma Löfgren, this course will guide you how to introduce solutions journalism in your newsroom.

Also, check out our solutions journalism course authored by @emmalofgren.bsky.social to learn more about how to introduce this approach to news reporting in your newsroom 👇

Can solutions journalism in local media be the solution to news fatigue in Spain? - The Fix While news fatigue has been on the rise in recent years in Spain, initiatives are developing to put in place solutions journalism to reverse the trend.

While news fatigue has been on the rise in recent years in Spain, initiatives are developing to put in place solutions journalism in Spanish local media to reverse the trend.

KEY POINTS: Sweden's plans for tougher citizenship rules A major inquiry into tightening the requirements for Swedish citizenship presented its final report to the government on Tuesday, January 14th. But what do those plans entail?

A major inquiry into reforming Swedish citizenship law presented its findings today, proposing among other things that the residency requirement be extended to 8 years (currently 3-5) and doubling the application fee. We've written up some of the key points: www.thelocal.se/20250114/key...

Swedish citizenship News, information and practical advice about Swedish citizenship.

Den bästa bevakningen, ingen konkurrens, av de tuffare svenska medborgarskapsreglerna får man hos @thelocalsweden.bsky.social just nu. Nyheter, intervjuer, analyser, läsarengagemang: www.thelocal.se/tag/swedish-...