|
NRC Handelsblad
''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on 1 October 1970 after a merger of the Amsterdam newspaper ''Algemeen Handelsblad'' (founded 1828 by J.W. van den Biesen) and the Rotterdam ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'' (founded 1844 by Henricus Nijgh). The paper's motto is ''Lux et Libertas'' – Light (referring to the Age of Enlightenment) and Freedom. Editor was succeeded on 12 December 2006, by . After a dispute with the new owners Donker had to step down on 26 April 2010 and was replaced by Belgian . In 2019, he was succeeded by René Moerland. On 7 March 2011, the paper changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. The circulation of ''NRC Handelsblad'' in 2014 was 188,500 copies, putting it in 4th place among the national dailies. In 2015 the NRC Media group was acquired by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRC Handelsblad Tuesday 2014-02-11 New Layout
NRC, or nrc, may refer to: Education * NRC School * Northern Regional College Research centers and other establishments * National Research Centre, Egypt * National Research Council (Canada) * National Research Council of Sri Lanka * Nokia Research Center * United States National Research Council ;Other educational * National Resource Center, U.S. Department of Education program promoting international studies and languages through grants * National Resource Center for Health Information Technology, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ;Organizations * Norwegian Refugee Council * National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, United States * NATO-Russia Council * Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an independent agency of the U.S. government ;Politics * National Republican Convention, a Nigerian political party * National Redemption Council, the ruling government in Ghana from 1972 to 1975 * National Reformation Council, a group of senior military of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nrc•next
''nrc•next'' () was a Dutch daily newspaper published in the Netherlands by Mediahuis. The first edition was released on 14 March 2006. It was stopped in March 2021. ''nrc•next'' was a morning edition tabloid, and its primary target group are young higher educated people. Formula The newspaper aimed at young, well-educated (HBO or university) readers in the 25-34 age group, most of whom did not read a newspaper, or read the free tabloids ''Metro'' and '' Spits''. Secondarily, ''nrc•next'' aimed at the 20-39 age group. The newspaper was intended for "the new generation of interested media-users who use news and information in a different way", according to NRC executive editor Folkert Jensma. The news was delivered in concise format, because it was assumed that the readers had already picked up the basics from other sources. For the same reason, some news items was not covered at all. Background, analysis and opinion were thus the main focus of the paper. Relations with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriaan Van Dis
Adriaan van Dis (Bergen aan Zee, 16 December 1946) is a Dutch author. He debuted in 1983 with the novella ''Nathan Sid''. In 1995 his book ''Indische Duinen'' (''My Father's War''), which in its narrative is a follow up to his debut novella, was also awarded several prestigious literary awards. He is also known as the host of his own award-winning television talkshow named ''Hier is... Adriaan van Dis'', that lasted from 1983 to 1992 and several successful award-winning television documentaries. With the publication of his Indies inspired compilation book ''De Indie boeken'' (''The Indies books'') in 2012, van Dis establishes himself as one of the most significant second generation authors of Dutch Indies literature. Life Youth His father was born in the Dutch East Indies to Dutch parents and his mother a farmer's daughter from Breda who had met each other in the Dutch East Indies after the War. By then his mother already had three daughters from her first marriage to a Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derk Jan Eppink
Derk Jan Eppink (born 7 November 1958) is a Dutch journalist, politician in the Netherlands, and former cabinet secretary for European Commissioners Bolkestein (1999–2004) and Kallas (2004–2007). In 2009, he was elected to the European Parliament for List Dedecker, and in 2019 for Forum for Democracy. In 2021, he became an MP in the Dutch House of Representatives for the JA21 party. He sits on the European Conservatives and Reformists Group Executive. Eppink was born in Steenderen, Gelderland. He studied Dutch law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1977–1981) and thereafter European law and International Politics at the University of Amsterdam. In 1984 he moved to Brussels to become trainee at the European Commission. Thereafter he worked for 3 years as assistant to Members of the European Parliament. In 1987, Derk Jan Eppink joined the Dutch newspaper ''NRC Handelsblad'' where he was assigned to the foreign desk. He covered South Africa, worked as corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjon Van Royen
Marjon van Royen (born 24 October 1957 in The Hague) is a Dutch journalist and foreign correspondent for the NOS Journaal, the Dutch language public radio and television news channel. She started her career as a freelance journalist in Italy in the 1980s. From 1991-2003 she worked for the daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad, covering national news and the Balkan Wars (March 1994 to late 1995). In her reporting from former Yugoslavia she refused to take sides, which was not always appreciated. Henk Hofland, the éminence grise of Dutch journalism, described her reports from Bosnia as very good: "That was reporting in the most direct way and written in an excellent manner." In 1996 she became the correspondent for Latin America, based in Mexico, working for NRC Handelsblad and the NOS. In 1999, she moved to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). She left NRC Handelsblad in 2003, but continued to work for NOS radio and television until January 2013. In December 2000, she investigated the health impac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joris Luyendijk
Joris Luyendijk (; born 30 December 1971) is a Dutch non-fiction author, anthropologist, news correspondent, and TV interviewer. Biography Joris Luyendijk was born on 30 December 1971 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He lived in Hilversum from the age of five. Luyendijk studied in Kansas, Amsterdam, and Cairo. He earned his Master's degree equivalent "doctoraal" degree in Cairo. His first book ''Een goede man slaat soms zijn vrouw'' (1998, ''A Good Man Sometimes Beats His Wife'') is about the Egyptian society from a Western observer's point of view. He eventually became a news correspondent for various Netherlands-based media organisations in the Middle East for a number of years. He was based in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories. He also reported on the Second Gulf War in Iraq. His book ''Het zijn net mensen'' (2006, ''They're just like people'') is a report of his experiences as a news correspondent in the Middle East, and quickly became a bestseller in the Nethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Louis Heldring
Jérôme Louis Heldring (; 21 December 1917 – 27 April 2013) was a Dutch journalist. He was columnist (1953–2012) and editor-in-chief (1968–1972) of the newspapers ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'' and ''NRC Handelsblad''. Biography Jérôme Louis Heldring was born on 21 December 1917 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Heldring started to write columns in ''Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant'' (NRC) in 1953. From 1960 onwards, his column was called ''Dezer dagen'' (''Our Days''). In 1968, he became the editor-in-chief of the NRC, which merged with ''Algemeen Handelsblad'' in 1970 to form ''NRC Handelsblad''. He stayed on as editor-in-chief until 1972. He was one of the most influential political commentators in the Netherlands. His intellectual position was conservativeSee: Martin van Amerongen, 'Achttien stellingen over het conservatisme', in''De Groene Amsterdammer'', 24 February 2001 See also: Stan de Jong, 'Conservatieven komen uit de kast', in and he was concerned with the history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Van Wolferen
Karel van Wolferen (born 1941) is a Dutch journalist, writer and professor, who is particularly recognised for his knowledge of Japanese politics, economics, history and culture. Career as journalist, writer and academic After finishing high school, he traveled to the Middle East, India and South East Asia, and from 1962 to the 1990s, he was based in Japan. In 1972, he became a correspondent for the authoritative Dutch daily ''NRC Handelsblad'', reporting from many countries in Asia. In 1987, he received the highest Dutch award for journalism for his articles on the People Power Revolution of 1986 in the Philippines (an uprising that forced President Ferdinand Marcos to flee the country). His book writing career began in 1969, when he was commissioned to do a study on student radicalism in the West. The result was published as ''Student Revolutionaries of the Sixties'', reviewed by the ''International Herald Tribune'' as "the best introduction to the subject". After a career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geert Mak
Geert Ludzer Mak (born 4 December 1946 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch journalist and non-fiction writer. Honors For his book ''In Europe: Travels through the Twentieth Century'' he received the Leipziger Buchpreis zur Europäische Verständigung (2008) and the Otto von der Gablentz Prize (2009). The French government also awarded him the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (2008). In the Netherlands, his exceptional engagement with international history has earned him the Golden Goose’s Feather (2015), the Comenius Prize (2016) and the Prince Bernhard Cultural Fund Prize for his entire oeuvre (2017). In the statement that accompanied the honorary degree from Münster, Mak was dubbed a “gifted storyteller” capable of “combining hard science, popularization, originality and engagement.” Historians are generally cautious when judging Mak’s work. Books In 1999, to mark the end of the century, Mak spent an entire year crisscrossing Europe for ''NRC Handelsblad'' and publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Chavannes
Marc E. Chavannes (20 September 1946, The Hague) is a Dutch professor for journalism at Groningen University and active journalist, Correspondent (in London, Paris and Washington D.C.) and commentator e.g. for NRC Handelsblad ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on 1 .... Prizes * 1988: Prijs voor de Dagbladjournalistiek * 2004: Anne Vondelingprijs * 2020 Anne Vondelingprijs Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Chavannes, Marc 1946 births Living people Journalists from The Hague Dutch bloggers Dutch newspaper editors Dutch reporters and correspondents Leiden University alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni Academic staff of the University of Groningen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Van Mierlo
Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo (; 18 August 1931 – 11 March 2010) was a Dutch politician and journalist who co-founded Democrats 66 (D66). Van Mierlo studied Law at the Radboud University Nijmegen obtaining a Master of Laws degree and worked as a journalist and editor for the ''Algemeen Handelsblad'' from August 1960 until January 1967. In October 1966 Van Mierlo was one of the co-founders of the Democrats 66 (initially abbreviated D'66) party and became its first ''lijsttrekker'' (party leader) for the election of 1967. Van Mierlo was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives and became Parliamentary leader after the election on 23 February 1967. For the elections of 1971 and 1972 Van Mierlo served again as top candidate. On 1 September 1973 Van Mierlo unexpectedly announced he was stepping down as Leader and Parliamentary leader and that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1977 but would continue to serve in the House of Represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Hofland
Hendrik Johannes Adrianus "Henk" Hofland (; 20 July 1927 – 21 June 2016) was a Dutch journalist, commentator, essayist, and columnist. H.J.A. Hofland, as he is also commonly known, is often referred to as the éminence grise of Dutch journalism. In 1999 he was named Dutch "Journalist of the century" in a nationwide poll among his peers.Journalist Hofland wins top literary prize , Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 14 December 2010 He once described himself as belonging to the "anarcho-liberal community", though his political orientation is that of the secular center of society. NRC Handelsblad, 17 December 1999 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
