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and distributed throughout the

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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

. During the German occupation 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

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. ''De Groene Amsterdammer'', unlike its name suggests, shows a keen interest in international subjects, with a network of freelance

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in various countries over the world. The weekly magazine is generally considered to be

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and progressive.

Notable editors

* Martin van Amerongen * Dirk Bezemer * Anna Blaman * Simon Carmiggelt * Frederik van Eeden * Henk Hofland * Theodor Holman * Loe de Jong * Geert Mak * Anil Ramdas

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Groene Amsterdammer, De 1877 establishments in the Netherlands Political magazines published in the Netherlands Dutch-language magazines Weekly magazines published in the Netherlands Magazines established in 1877 Magazines published in Amsterdam News magazines published in Europe