https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Gunilla Bergström's beautiful children's books about Alfons Åberg send a powerful message that even adults would do well to heed, writes journalism professor Christian Christensen. https://www.thelocal.se/20210826/why-one-of-swedens-most-famous-childrens-book-series-is-so-relevant-even-today-alfons-aberg-alfie-atkins Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:44:48 +0200 why-one-of-swedens-most-famous-childrens-book-series-is-so-relevant-even-today-alfons-aberg-alfie-atkins Until Sweden addresses discrimination honestly, integration debates will remain superficial, writes journalism professor Christian Christensen, after the Dagens Nyheter newspaper exposed how medical staff allow patients to pick only 'ethnic Swedish' doctors. https://www.thelocal.se/20210728/opinion-the-swedish-discrimination-that-dares-not-speak-its-name Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:53:50 +0200 opinion-the-swedish-discrimination-that-dares-not-speak-its-name Few things agitate the anti-immigration right like the idea that Swedish customs, values and traditions are being undermined (or even replaced) due to the arrival of immigrants from “Other” parts of the world, writes Christian Christensen. https://www.thelocal.se/20210520/opinion-backlash-over-eid-well-wishes-shows-the-rise-of-culture-wars-in-sweden Thu, 20 May 2021 17:32:22 +0200 opinion-backlash-over-eid-well-wishes-shows-the-rise-of-culture-wars-in-sweden How did a would-be "Swedish New York Times" rise and fall only months after its launch – and what lessons can the media world learn from the story of Bulletin, asks journalism professor Christian Christensen in this opinion piece. https://www.thelocal.se/20210423/analysis-the-conservative-swedish-news-site-that-crashed-and-burned Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:08:18 +0200 analysis-the-conservative-swedish-news-site-that-crashed-and-burned