''De Gooi- en Eemlander'' is a regional

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daily newspaper distributed in the

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region and some nearby towns and villages in

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History

19th century: Foundation and first decades under Geradts

The newspaper started as the ''Gooisch Nieuwsblad'' in 1871 by Johan Geradts. It was initially printed on a small hand press in an attic in Hilversum. In 1900 the already larger press of the newspaper burned down and the printing company of the brothers Klene started to print the newspaper. Later in 1900 the aging Johan Geradts sold the newspaper to the Klene printing firm.

20th century: Steady growth and initial decline under Klene

From 1901 the newspaper was published twice a week. In 1923 the ''De Gooi- en Eemlander'' turned daily. From 1933 through 1939 Dutch poet Gabriël Smit was editor-in-chief. In 1940 ''De Gooi- en Eemlander'' had nearly 19,000 subscriptions. During

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the newspaper met the demands of the German occupation. This led to the paper being tainted with collaboration, and after liberation, its publication was forbidden. After reappearance, the newspaper grew along with the rapid growth of Hilversum in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1965 Guus Pikkemaat replaced Jan Temmink as the editor-in-chief. Pikkemaat remained the editor well into the 1980s. In 1996

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bought the newspaper.

21st century: Rapid decline under TMG and Mediahuis

The newspaper suffers from a declining and aging readership and an editorial staff that has been cut to the bare minimum. Most functions of the newspaper production have moved to the somewhat larger

Noordhollands Dagblad ''Noordhollands Dagblad'' (''NHD'') is a Dutch newspaper covering North Holland in the northwest of the country. It appears in eight regional editions: ''Noordhollands Dagblad'' employed in 2010 some 150 journalist A journalist is an indi ...

in Alkmaar. After TMG was acquired by Mediahuis, these functions moved to De Telegraaf offices in Amsterdam. ''De Gooi- en Eemlander''s affiliated newspaper in

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, ''Almere Vandaag'', folded in 2017. Its remaining assets were acquired by BDU Media. In 2018 Hugo Schneider was editor-in-chief for the ''De Gooi- en Eemlander'', ''Noordhollands Dagblad'', and other Mediahuis regional newspapers. In 2023, Corine de Vries is editor-in-chief.

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