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

by Ethan Caldwell February 1, 2024

written by Ethan Caldwell

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 is good that people have been able to tell their stories openly. I hope that they have felt heard and supported in this process,” Van Nieuwkerk said. “The most important thing is that, partly thanks to this report, we are finding our way to a better TV world. I have previously expressed my regret about my part in the work culture behind the scenes at DWDD. I repeat that here.”

“I realize more than ever that as a presenter I have an important role model. I look forward to being part of programs that we enjoy working on together.”

The 63-year-old presenter previously apologized for his behavior on the program. He did that after de Volkskrant had published about accusations against him. “That we have made so many people unhappy behind the scenes. We have made them sick. Then you are completely ashamed,” he said last year. NRC.

Almost all former employees report misconduct

The Van Rijn Committee was established in November 2022 to investigate The world goes on. Because reports of similar cases were received in other programs, the committee expanded the investigation to the entire NPO.

This research shows that three in four respondents from the public broadcaster have experienced misconduct in the workplace. A total of 2,500 people participated in the study.

Also the working conditions are specific DWDD have been extensively researched. Almost all former employees the committee spoke to said they had encountered inappropriate behavior in the workplace.

‘Strong verbal statements’ came across as intimidating

According to the committee, this involved not only bullying behavior, but also discrimination and intimidation, such as shouting and tirades. Sexual jokes were also made and persistent requests for sexual contact were made. The fact that managers slept with colleagues in subordinate positions was considered normal, according to the report.

Van Nieuwkerk (who is not mentioned by name in the report) is also said to have had a major influence on the atmosphere. The former employees said they experienced his “frequent, disproportionately intense and negative verbal statements” as intimidating.

After the misconduct at the talk show came to light, Van Nieuwkerk immediately resigned from his job at BNNVARA. At the beginning of December it was announced that the television maker is making his return to television. From April 21, the presenter can be seen on Sunday evenings in a current program full of music on RTL 4. In addition, other newly developed programs for RTL and Videoland are being discussed.

RTL thinks it is time for Van Nieuwkerk to return to work

RTL announced on Thursday that it is “time for Van Nieuwkerk to return to work as a presenter”. According to the commercial channel, Van Nieuwkerk has made his mistakes as a presenter DWDD “publicly acknowledged, apologized and shown self-reflection” and has gained new insights into his behavior.

Former NPO boss Frans Klein has also acknowledged that “things did not go well”. DWDD. “That is very sad and I am sincerely sorry,” Klein said through his lawyers.

For the study, 69 people completed a questionnaire about their time DWDD entered. The committee also spoke to 66 former employees.

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2024-02-01 15:04:18

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February 1, 2024 0 comments

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

by Ethan Caldwell December 19, 2023

written by Ethan Caldwell

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 decision”. Van Weyenberg has now made the decision not to withdraw the permit final, after all parties involved had been given the opportunity to respond to Uslu’s provisional decision in recent weeks.

The Dutch Public Broadcasting (NPO) requested that ON!’s license be revoked. because violating journalistic codes makes cooperation impossible, says the NPO. Unheard Netherlands has promised improvement and, according to Van Weyenberg, will have to “continue to demonstrate” that it is taking this seriously.

The State Secretary also expects that ON! will adhere to the NPO journalistic code. Signing that code is still voluntary for all broadcasters.

Van Weyenberg wants to make this mandatory. “If you do not comply with the code, that should be an explicit reason to impose a sanction on a broadcaster.” Van Weyenberg will discuss the plan to make signature mandatory with the NPO, the College of Broadcasters and the Media Authority.

Brightness

NPO chairman Frederieke Leeflang emphasizes that the request was submitted to the State Secretary to gain clarity about how Ongehoord Nederland should deal with the NPO’s journalistic code.

“It is very important that this clarity has now been provided by Van Weyenberg. The State Secretary even states that the journalistic code must be enshrined in law. There is therefore no room for your own interpretation of the journalistic rules. The State Secretary hereby confirms that Our requests to ON! to adhere to the journalistic code are justified.”

In the new year, the NPO will enter into discussions with ON! about the responsibility of the broadcaster to show improvements when it comes to collaboration with the NPO and other broadcasters.

2023-12-19 15:40:39

#Ongehoord #Nederland #retains #permanent #license #continues #broadcast

December 19, 2023 0 comments

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

by Ethan Caldwell December 19, 2023

written by Ethan Caldwell

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 Apeldoorn in 2017, when more than nine thousand euros was raised. Last year, after one day of action, the counter stood at 403,112 euros.

The most requested record to date Tonight van de Nederlandse band Son Mieux.

Proceeds to the ALS Foundation

This year, NPO 3FM DJs Barend van Deelen, Sophie Hijlkema and Wijnand Speelman are locked up in Het Glazen Huis on the Grote Markt in Nijmegen.

With the Serious Request campaign they raise money for the ALS Foundation. This is a foundation that is committed to more scientific research into the cause and treatment of the fatal muscle and nerve disease ALS.

The radio DJs stay in Het Glazen Huis for a week and play songs for a fee. The three are not allowed to eat or use their phones for a week.

On Christmas Eve, the three DJs come out again and it is announced how much the campaign has raised. Last year that was 2.3 million euros, which went to the Forgotten Child Foundation.

2023-12-18 20:47:38

#day #Request #raises #ALS #Foundation

December 19, 2023 0 comments

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

by Ethan Caldwell December 12, 2023

written by Ethan Caldwell

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, the NPO chairman spoke with a delegation Op1. It is not clear what exactly was discussed in those conversations.

Op1 must be removed in the autumn of 2024 because Khalid & Sophie moves to late evening. The evening will be taken over by Eva Jinek.

The fact that the editors had not previously been informed of the NPO’s decision led to angry reactions, including from the three broadcasters that make the program. Journalists’ union NVJ and outgoing State Secretary Steven van Weyenberg (Culture and Media) also condemned the course of events.

2023-12-12 18:01:49

#NPO #chairman #Leeflang #talk #angry #Op1 #editors #Thursday #Media

December 12, 2023 0 comments

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

by Ethan Caldwell December 8, 2023

written by Ethan Caldwell

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 makes way for Khalid & Sophie.

From the letter, which is also on the website of the AD it turns out that the editors are furious about the turn of events. They feel offended. According to the letter writers, it is not the first time that “the makers of this program have felt treated in such an unfair, uninformed way.” “For the umpteenth time” there was no proper communication. “Broadcasters, colleagues, presenters disappeared and even then we were allowed to get the majority of those announcements from the newspaper instead of from our personal inboxes.”

Pluriformity

The NPO is aware of the letter, but cannot share its contents. A spokesperson says it is right that the editors express their concerns and further says that the NPO itself was also surprised by the leaking of the news. “The employees should have heard this from their employer and not through the media.”

The NPO says that an appointment has now been made with the editors to answer questions and to explain the conversations that have been had with the broadcasters.

In a press release on the website the NPO explains the discontinuation of Op1 and the choice for completely new programming. “It goes without saying that the NPO will ensure that the pluriform journalistic programming in our offering will continue to come into its own from next autumn. The NPO wants to broaden this offering from autumn 2024, of course renew it, keep it pluriform and contemporary. That is why we are working with all broadcasters in conversation to renew journalistic and current programming to keep in touch with today’s world.”

‘Unprofessional approach’

Sven Kockelmann and Fidan Ekiz presented the broadcast yesterday Op1. Kockelmann pointed out the fuss at the beginning of the broadcast by opening the show with it. “Welcome to everyone at the table on this somewhat difficult day for us. Especially for all employees of our program, who had to hear from the newspaper last night that the curtain is closing on this program.”

State Secretary Van Weyenberg said before the start of the Council of Ministers that it was very painful to have to read this in the newspaper. “I think that is a mistake. I believe that the NPO now also admits that and that seems very right to me.”

2023-12-08 10:26:51
#Op1 #editors #send #angry #letter #stopping #program

December 8, 2023 0 comments

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

by Ethan Caldwell November 28, 2023

written by Ethan Caldwell

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 year Diederik Ebbinge will reminisce with the guests.

“With these professionals, everything will be fine. Matthijs has already done the groundwork and the format is strong enough to handle another presenter,” says Blokhuis in an interview with Veronica Superguide.

In the interview, Blokhuis also speaks out about Van Nieuwkerk. It has been since the article de Volkskrant about the culture of fear in the editorial office of The world goes on (DWDD) was no longer seen on TV last year.

Blokhuis believes that Van Nieuwkerk has been punished too severely for the abuses behind the scenes The world goes on. “Too much attention is paid to the people who are in front of the camera and not enough to the people who also work there,” says the presenter.

“If things really went so wrong on the work floor The world goes on“, then it is no longer just about Matthijs’ role,” says Blokhuis, who also mentions the labor insecurity on the work floor at many broadcasters.

2023-11-28 11:22:32
#Leo #Blokhuis #thinks #Top #gogo #manage #Van #Nieuwkerk #Media

November 28, 2023 0 comments

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