A review shows that the scientific shortcomings in journalism education are significant, reports the newspaper Journalisten .
"In order to comply with the measures reported in the review, the content of the program needs to be revised. This is a process that needs to take time. Therefore, admissions to the program are paused in the fall of 2026, with the goal of being able to admit new students in the fall of 2027," writes Director of Studies Jimmy Pettersson in an email sent to JMK students on Friday afternoon.
According to a journalism student who contacted Journalisten, many are upset.
"The students were misled and the decision was made behind our backs without any transparency whatsoever," the person writes.
Among other things, the final semester's thesis must be converted into a bachelor's thesis, and journalism students who are studying their final semester in the spring of 2027 or 2028 will write a scientific thesis instead of a journalistic thesis.
