Joost Niemöller (born 25 February 1957) is a Dutch writer and former journalist.
Biography
Niemöller graduated as a
Dutch scholar from the
University of Amsterdam in 1981.
He then started as a journalist at various media companies, including ''
De Pers'', ''
De Groene Amsterdammer
''De Groene Amsterdammer'' is an independent Dutch weekly news magazine published in Amsterdam and distributed throughout the Netherlands. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four major weeklies, alongside ''HP/De Tijd'', ''Vrij Neder ...
'', ''
Nieuwe Revu
The ''Nieuwe Revu'' is a weekly general interest magazine from the Netherlands, published on Wednesdays and written in Dutch.
History and profile
In the 1970s the magazine was explicitly left-winged and focused on sport, sex, sensation and socia ...
'', ''
De Dagelijkse Standaard'' and ''
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 ...
''.
In 1984, he made his debut with the short story collection . Five more novels would follow afterwards.
Personal publications
In 2010, Niemöller started his own weblog, . From then on, Niemöller would slowly share more outspoken opinions and
conspiracy theories.
His participation in the
NCRV program ''Lunch!'' was terminated in 2013 after a controversial publication on his blog.
In 2014, he wrote a book about the
MH17 incident in which – against general consensus – he places responsibility on
Ukraine. Following the
Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Niemöller has remained faithful to the Russian view of a "
special military operation".
In February 2016, Niemöller attracted controversy
when he stood up for the
freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recogni ...
of the convicted
Holocaust denier and
anti-Semite
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Antis ...
David Irving, whom he called, in addition to an anti-Semite, "one of the most important historians of
WWII".
Selected bibliography
* (''Death, the City, the Back Against the Wall''). 1984. –
Short stories
* (''Revenge!''). 1989. – Novel, nominated for the
AKO Literatuurprijs
The Bookspot Literatuurprijs (previously ECI Literatuurprijs, AKO Literatuurprijs and Generale Bank Literatuurprijs) is a prize for literature in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is awarded to authors writing in Dutch language, Dutch and amounts t ...
* (''Over the Wall: East German Life Stories''). 1991. – Biographies
* (''The Immigration Taboo: 10 Scientists on the Facts''). 2011. – non-fiction
* ( en,
MH17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17) was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian forces on 17 July 2014, while flying over e ...
: The Cover-up Deal). 2014. – Non-fiction
* ( en, The Terrible
Janmaat: The Netherlands and the
Centre Party). 2015. – Non-fiction
* (''Angry: The Dutch on Immigrants''). 2017. – Non-fiction
References
External links
*
''De Nieuwe Realist'' (Archived)
*
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1957 births
Living people
20th-century Dutch male writers
21st-century Dutch male writers
Dutch conspiracy theorists
Dutch male journalists
University of Amsterdam alumni
Writers from Haarlem