''NRC'', previously called ' (), is a daily morning

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published in the

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by Mediahuis NRC. It is widely regarded as a

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in the country.

History

was first published on 1 October 1970 after a merger of the

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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

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) 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

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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 ''NRC'', by which it had already been known colloquially.

''NRC Next''

Between 2006 and 2021 Mediahuis also published '' nrc•next'', a morning tabloid aimed at young people.

Character

While they consider themselves one of the Dutch national "quality" newspapers next to ' and ', sees itself as the most internationally oriented of those three, and has been labeled left-liberal. The newspaper is popular among voters of the Democrats 66.

Journalists

Journalists who work or have worked for include: Henk Hofland, Hans van Mierlo, Marc Chavannes, Geert Mak, Karel van Wolferen, Jérôme Louis Heldring, Joris Luyendijk, Marjon van Royen, Derk Jan Eppink, Adriaan van Dis, Ben Knapen, and Paul Marijnis. NRC1.JPG, NRC (Rokin, Amsterdam) NRC2.JPG

Predecessors

Jan van Dijk Algemeen Handelsblad -Bedrijfsfotografie 1940 p 297

The ' was an influential

-based liberal daily

published between 1828 and 1970. It was founded in 1828 by J.W. van den Biesen, a

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. The paper aimed at providing news about

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, share holding and

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. Later its coverage was expanded to cover political news. At the peak of its influence—from the time of the

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, when it championed the

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cause in

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, through

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—it was edited by Charles Boissevain. The paper had a liberal stance. ' merged in 1970 with the

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-based liberal daily newspaper ' into the .

The ' was an influential Rotterdam-based liberal daily

published between 1844 and 1970. It was founded in 1844 by Henricus Nijgh. The paper merged in 1970 with the ' to form the .

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nrc Handelsblad 1970 establishments in the Netherlands Dutch-language newspapers Mass media in Amsterdam Daily newspapers published in the Netherlands Liberal media Newspapers established in 1970