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Abuses and Misconduct in Hilversum: Vulnerabilities in Broadcasting Employees and First Steps Towards Transparency

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Abuses and Misconduct in Hilversum: Vulnerabilities in Broadcasting Employees and First Steps Towards Transparency

Hardly any permanent contracts, failing leadership and no participation: that is the reality in Hilversum. The result? Major abuses and few people speaking out about them. What makes broadcasting employees so vulnerable as targets or witnesses of misconduct? Outbursts of anger, arguments, disparaging remarks, exclusion, gossip, sexist comments or pinching of colleagues’ buttocks, breasts and … Read more

Rising Mental Health Complaints Among Young People: The Search for Solutions

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Rising Mental Health Complaints Among Young People: The Search for Solutions

Waiting lists are getting longer and mental complaints are increasing. The young generation in particular is struggling with their mental health today. Well-intentioned advice from the environment – ‘get some fresh air’ or ‘take an ice bath’ – often does not offer a sustainable solution, but people are also not always eager to use antidepressants. … Read more

Matthijs van Nieuwkerk Apologizes for ‘Work Culture’ at ‘The World Goes On’: New Report Reveals Misconduct

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Matthijs van Nieuwkerk Apologizes for ‘Work Culture’ at ‘The World Goes On’: New Report Reveals Misconduct

By our entertainment editors Feb 01, 2024 at 4:04 PM Update: 2 hours ago Matthijs van Nieuwkerk has again apologized for his “part in the work culture behind the scenes” at The world goes on. The presenter does this in response to the report of the Van Rijn committee that was presented on Thursday. “It … Read more

Dutch State Secretary Van Weyenberg Allows Ongehoord Nederland (ON!) to Continue Broadcasting – Clarity Provided on Journalistic Code Requirements

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Dutch State Secretary Van Weyenberg Allows Ongehoord Nederland (ON!) to Continue Broadcasting – Clarity Provided on Journalistic Code Requirements

NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 16:40 Ongehoord Nederland (ON!) does not lose its license and can therefore continue to broadcast. This was reported by outgoing State Secretary Van Weyenberg to the House of Representatives. His predecessor Uslu ruled in November that the NPO’s request to revoke the permit “provides too little legal basis to make such a far-reaching … Read more

Serious Request Fundraising Campaign Raises Record-breaking 791,646 Euros in One Day

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Serious Request Fundraising Campaign Raises Record-breaking 791,646 Euros in One Day

ANPGlass House yesterday on Grote Markt in Nijmegen NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 21:47 After the first day of NPO 3FM’s Serious Request fundraising campaign, the counter stood at 791,646 euros, the radio station announced this evening. That amount is twice as high as the past five years. The last time a comparable amount was raised was in … Read more

NPO Chairman Frederieke Leeflang’s Talks About the Future of Op1 and Upcoming Changes in Dutch TV Broadcasting

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NPO Chairman Frederieke Leeflang’s Talks About the Future of Op1 and Upcoming Changes in Dutch TV Broadcasting

NPO chairman Frederieke Leeflang will talk to the editors of on Thursday Op1. The talk show employees had to go through the AD learned that the program will end next year. Leeflang already spoke on Monday with the management of EO, WNL and Omroep MAX, the three broadcasters that together Op1 to make. On Tuesday, … Read more

Op1 Editors Send Angry Letter to NPO Chairman Over Program Cancellation – NPO Response and Future of Pluriform Journalism

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Op1 Editors Send Angry Letter to NPO Chairman Over Program Cancellation – NPO Response and Future of Pluriform Journalism

ANPThe NPO building in Hilversum NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 11:26 The editors of talk show Op1 has sent an angry letter to NPO chairman Frederieke Leeflang. A spokesperson for the NPO confirmed this. The editors had to go to the website on Wednesday evening AD read that the program will end after next summer. The talk show … Read more

Leo Blokhuis on Top 2000 a gogo: Matthijs van Nieuwkerk’s Return Not Necessary

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Leo Blokhuis on Top 2000 a gogo: Matthijs van Nieuwkerk’s Return Not Necessary

Leo Blokhuis believes that the program Top 2000 a gogo It will also be okay if former presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk does not return. Blokhuis presented the program for the first time last year without the discredited Van Nieuwkerk. Blokhuis is not alone either. Herman van der Zandt took over the presentation last year, this … Read more

Stars on the Canvas: Koosje Zomer From Drenthe Wins Again

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Stars on the Canvas: Koosje Zomer From Drenthe Wins Again

For the second week in a row, the NPO program Stars on the Canvas has a winner from Drenthe. In last Saturday’s broadcast, around 700,000 TV viewers saw that actor Daan Schuurmans thought that Koosje Zomer from Hollandscheveld had portrayed him best. Last week, Olcay Gulsen chose the work of Robert van Beek from Emmen. … Read more

The Land of Everyone: Journalist and Filmmaker Geertjan Lassche Advocates for Diversity Across the Netherlands

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The Land of Everyone: Journalist and Filmmaker Geertjan Lassche Advocates for Diversity Across the Netherlands

It is high time to portray diversity in our country, says journalist and filmmaker Geertjan Lassche. He traveled through the Netherlands for the EO and created the program The land of everyone. “In various places in the Netherlands, people do not feel seen.” Lassche made the documentary in 2017 Moped snaps, about a bunch of … Read more