Following the turbulence at Swedish Radio, cultural journalist Mårten Arndtzén is leaving the public service. He is moving on to the new media house 100%, led by Henrik Jönsson.
After the high-profile conflict with Swedish Radio, it is now clear that the cultural journalist Mårten Arndtzén leaves the company and joins media house 100%, where Henrik Jönsson is the editor-in-chief. The news was confirmed by Jönsson himself on X:
”I am proud to announce that cultural journalist @arndtzen is leaving Swedish Radio and joining us at 100%”
Arndtzén commented briefly on the transition at X:
”Great news!”
Dropped from tax-funded SR
Arndtzén has recently been at the center of a major debate after he was moved away from his role as host of Kulturnytt. According to reports, he was forced to leave after Swedish Radio decided that his social media posts could be interpreted as political statements.
In one press release about the transition, it is described like this:
”Mårten Arndtzén was recently forced by the management of Swedish Radio's culture editorial team to quit as a presenter, after two posts on the X platform.”
”New opportunity to do journalism”
He is now moving on to 100%, a media house that profiles itself as an alternative to traditional players. Arndtzén says he is looking forward to the next step:
”I look forward to working in an environment where there is great energy and clear belief in the future. 100% represents an exciting opportunity to do journalism in a new way.”
Henrik Jönsson also highlights recruitment as strategically important for the initiative:
”Mårten Arndtzén is a journalist of integrity, sharpness and depth, and his transition to 100% is very significant for us.”
Wrong opinion and ”climate denial” are among the grossest crimes one can commit in the Absurdistan of the Tidö regime. 🤡 ☔️