Our Far-Flung Swedish Correspondents: Hjalmar and Alex’s First Assignment

Last week, Gawker posted a job listing seeking applicants for a reporter position. Among the responses was a letter from Hjalmar Sveinbjőrnsson and Alex Bejerstrand, two under-employed roommates living in Nybro, Sweden. In addition to inquiring after work, Hjalmar and Alex provided samples of their artwork and requested several photos of the Gawker offices. We supplied them with the requested photos and encouraged them to pitch us ideas. Below is their response. Below that is an email from me to Hjalmar and Alex laying out their first assignment: A post assessing the controversy over the Onion’s “cunt” tweet about Quvenzhané Wallis. We have reproduced Hjalmar and Alex’s email without correcting grammar or punctuation. More »