''De Groene Amsterdammer'' is an independent
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weekly
news magazine
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published in
Amsterdam
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and distributed throughout the
Netherlands
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. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four major weeklies, alongside ''
HP/De Tijd
''HP/De Tijd'' is a Dutch language monthly opinion magazine published by the Audax Groep. Its editorial offices are in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Alongside ''De Groene Amsterdammer'', ''Vrij Nederland'' and ''Elsevier'', it is one of the most influe ...
'', ''
Vrij Nederland
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'' and ''
Elsevier
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History and profile
''De Groene Amsterdammer'' was founded in 1877,
making it one of the oldest Dutch news magazines still in existence.
The magazine started under the name ''De Amsterdammer'', meaning "someone (or something) from Amsterdam". In its early days green ink was used, later causing the word ''groene'' (green) to be added to its name when a second newspaper in Amsterdam was published under the same name ''De Amsterdammer''. The name ''De Groene Amsterdammer'' became official in 1925. As its title implies the weekly is based in
Amsterdam
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.
[ During the ]German occupation
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between 1940 and 1945 the magazine temporarily ceased publication.
Over the course of time the magazine manifested itself in Dutch media with a wide range of subjects being published about, varying from philosophy, politics and literature to the liberal arts
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. ''De Groene Amsterdammer'', unlike its name suggests, shows a keen interest in international subjects, with a network of freelance correspondents
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in various countries over the world.[
The weekly magazine is generally considered to be ]intellectual
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ly left-wing
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and progressive.
Notable editors
* Martin van Amerongen
Martin Florian van Amerongen (8 October 1941 – 11 May 2002) was a Dutch journalist, publisher, columnist and author.[Dirk Bezemer
Dirk Bezemer (born 1971) is a Dutch economist who is a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business
of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He studied at Wageningen University (M.Sc. in Economics (1995)) and University of Amsterdam & Tinbergen I ...]
* Anna Blaman
* Simon Carmiggelt
Simon Carmiggelt (7 October 1913 – 30 November 1987) was a Dutch writer, journalist, and poet who became a well known public figure in the Netherlands because of his daily newspaper columns and his television appearances.
Biography
Simon Johann ...
* Frederik van Eeden
Frederik Willem van Eeden (3 April 1860, Haarlem – 16 June 1932, Bussum) was a late 19th-century and early 20th-century Dutch writer and psychiatrist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers and the Significs Group, and had top billing a ...
* Henk Hofland
* Theodor Holman
Theodor Holman (born 9 January 1953, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch journalist, presenter, and writer of Indo descent.
He studied Dutch language and History at the University of Amsterdam. He was editor of the satirical student newspaper Propria Cure ...
* Loe de Jong
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* ''Living on Earth'', weekly news program distributed by Public Radio International
* Loe of Maui, semi-legendary king of Maui
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* Geert Mak
* Anil Ramdas
References
External links
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