De Groene Amsterdammer

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De Groene Amsterdammer (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɣrunə ʔɑmstərˈdɑmər]) is an independent Dutch weekly news magazine published in Amsterdam. It is one of the five independent opinion magazines in the Netherlands, alongside HP/De Tijd, Vrij Nederland, Elsevier and the Jewish weekly NIW

History and profile[edit]

De Amsterdammer Kop uit 1877

De Groene Amsterdammer was founded in 1877,[1] making it one of the oldest Dutch news magazines still in existence.[2][3] The magazine started under the name De Amsterdammer, meaning "someone (or something) from Amsterdam". In its early days green ink was used, later causing the word groene (green) to be added to its name when a second newspaper in Amsterdam was published under the same name De Amsterdammer. The name De Groene Amsterdammer became official in 1925. As its title implies the weekly is based in Amsterdam.[2] During the German occupation between 1940 and 1945 the magazine temporarily ceased publication.[1]

Over the course of time the magazine manifested itself in Dutch media with a wide range of subjects being published about, varying from philosophy, politics and literature to the liberal arts. De Groene Amsterdammer, unlike its name suggests, shows a keen interest in international subjects, with a network of freelance correspondents in various countries over the world.[2]

The weekly magazine is generally considered to be intellectually left-wing and progressive.

Notable editors[edit]

Previous editors-in-chief[edit]

Until the Second World War   After the Second World War
Johannes de Koo 1877–1894 Rients Dijkstra 1945–1970
no editor-in-chief 1894–1897 no editor-in-chief 1970–1985
Johannes de Koo 1897–1907 Martin van Amerongen 1985–1997
Henri Pierre Leonard Wiessing 1907–1914 Gerard van Westerloo 1997–1998
Joost Adriaan van Hamel 1914–1920 Martin van Amerongen 1999–2002
Gerhard Wilhelm Kernkamp 1920–1929 Hubert Smeets 2003–2007
A.C. Josephus Jitta 1929–1936 Xandra Schutte 2008–
no editor-in-chief 1936–1940
zeitweise Einstellung 1940–1945

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "De Groene Amsterdammer". European Journalism Centre. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "De Groene Amsterdammer". VoxEurop. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Partners". Battle of Ideas 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

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