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Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
''NRC'', previously called ' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by Mediahuis NRC. It is widely regarded as a newspaper of record in the country. History was first published on 1 October 1970 after a merger of the Amsterdam newspaper ' (founded 1828 by J.W. van den Biesen) and the Rotterdam ' (founded 1844 by Henricus Nijgh). The paper's motto is ' – 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 in 2014 was 188,500 copies, putting it in 4th place among the national dailies. In 2015 the NRC Media group was acquired by the Belgian company Mediahuis. In 2022, when it stopped producing evening editions, the paper shortened its official name to ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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NRC, or nrc, may refer to: Education * NRC School * Northern Regional College Organizations Education * National Resource Center, US Department of Education program promoting international studies and languages through grants * National Resource Center for Health Information Technology, a part of the US Department of Health and Human Services Politics * N. R. Congress, an Indian political party * 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 officers who seized control of the Sierra Leone government Research * National Research Centre (Egypt) * National Research Council (Canada) * National Research Council of Sri Lanka * Nokia Research Center * United States National Research Council Other organizations * Norwegian Refugee Council * National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, United States * National Resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left-liberal
Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights, as opposed to classical liberalism which favors limited government and an overall more ''laissez-faire'' style of governance. While both are committed to personal freedoms, social liberalism places greater emphasis on the role of government in addressing social inequalities and ensuring public welfare Social liberal governments address economic and social issues such as poverty, welfare, infrastructure, healthcare, and education using government intervention, while emphasising individual rights and autonomy. Economically, social liberalism is based on the social market economy and views the common good as harmonious with the individual's freedom. Social liberals overlap with social democrats in accepting market intervention more than other liberals; its importance is considered auxiliary compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Marijnis
Paul Marijnis (9 September 1946 – 10 April 2008) was a Dutch writer and poet. Career Marijnis worked as a journalist at ''NRC Handelsblad''. Marijnis made his literary debut in 1993 at age 47 with the novel ''De zeemeermin'' published by De Arbeiderspers. In an interview in 1993 Marijnis mentioned Paul van Ostaijen, J. Slauerhoff and Lucebert as sources of inspiration. Marijnis made his debut as poet with ''Gillette'' (1998) which was nominated for the C. Buddingh'-prijs The C. Buddingh'-prijs (Dutch for C. Buddingh' Prize) is an annual literary award for the best debut poetry collection in Dutch. The award is given by Poetry International Web, Poetry International and is named after Dutch poet C. Buddingh'. The ... award in 1999. His second poetry collection ''Roze zoenen'' (2002) won the very first J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs in 2003. Death Marijnis died in 2008 after a stroke. His last novel ''Waandag'' was published posthumously in 2009. Publications * ''De zeeme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Knapen
Hubertus Petrus Maria "Ben" Knapen (born 6 January 1951) is a Dutch historian and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 24 September 2021 to 10 January 2022. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2012 and parliamentary leader in the Senate from 2019 to 2021. Career Knapen was the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the first Rutte cabinet, serving from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. His portfolio comprised European Union matters, as well as international aid. Then he was on the advisory board of OMFIF where he was regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system. Other activities * Bilderberg Group, attendee of the 1991 meeting in Baden-Baden * African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2010–2012) [...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, but in 2023 he switched to the Farmer-Citizen Movement. 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 ... [...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 to 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 im ... [...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 Ne ... [...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 hist ... [...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 ca ... [...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 publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Chavannes
Marc E. Chavannes (The Hague, 20 September 1946 – 10 January 2024) was 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 ' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by Mediahuis NRC. It is widely regarded as a newspaper of record in the country. History was first published on 1 October 1970 after a merger of the Amst .... Chavannes died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 77. Prizes * 1988: Prijs voor de Dagbladjournalistiek * 2004: Anne Vondelingprijs * 2020 Anne Vondelingprijs Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Chavannes, Marc 1946 births 2024 deaths Journalists from The Hague Dutch male 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] |
