(; "Youth News Programme") is a Dutch television

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produced by the Dutch public service broadcaster NOS for children. The programme has been on air since 1981. The main evening programme airs at 7:00 pm (

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), running for 20 minutes every night on

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(formerly Nederland 3). A 5-minute short version also airs on weekdays at 8:45 am. Both programmes are also broadcast on the international satellite Dutch-language television station

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. The aim of ''Jeugdjournaal'' was to present news that is both of interest to and within the mindset of a younger audience, without shying away from the main national and international news headlines. Because of its use of easy language and simple explanation of current affairs, the broadcasts also attracted a following with adult viewers.

History

A radio news programme for young viewers titled ''Jeugdjournaal'' already existed as early as 1947 on Hilversum 2, commissioned by

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. By the 1950s, NTS, the predecessor to NOS, broadcast a youth current affairs programme called ''De verrekijker''. The idea of a televised youth news programme similar to that of the '' NTS Journaal'' arose in 1973, as research showed that there was an interest in this type of programme among children. In 1980, ''

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'' reported that the board of NOS was not fully persuaded to have a programme similar to the

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'', as it was not the task of the NOS to create youth-oriented programming. Other public broadcasters, such as

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, NCRV,

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and

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also protested against the idea of a current affairs programme for children. Some viewers argued that there was no need for a specified youth-orientated programme, rather the NOS should work to make the main news programme accessible to a wider audience. Ed van Westerloo, the then editor-in-chief of

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, however called the idea an "enrichment". Thanks to the decision of

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, then Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work, NOS received over a million guilders to produce ''Jeugdjournaal''. The first broadcast was then planned for 1 October 1980 as part of a two-year trial. In May 1980, the first broadcast was delayed to 5 January 1981 as an excessive number of people had applied for the five to seven available positions for the creation of the programme. The first ''Jeugdjournaal'' broadcast received lukewarm responses. The show's first editor-in-chief, Arno Wamsteeker, blamed it on the lack of news that very 5 January 1981. In an ''

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'' article of 31 December 1981, it was noted that most children were however satisfied with ''Jeugdjournaal''. ''Jeugdjournaal'' was nominated for the Gouden Stuiver, the most important television prize for children's programming, a total of seven times. The programme lost out in 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 before finally receiving the accolade in 2009.

Well-known presenters and reporters

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(1983–1989) * (2000–2015) * (2004–2021) * (2010) * (2012) * (2014) * (2015) * (2017) * (2017)

History

Well-known presenters and reporters

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