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Marianne Zwagerman wrote that Maarten Keulemans did not appear at a meeting of the Dutch Press Council on the case that Maurice de Hond had brought against him. The chairperson called that absence unfortunate, according to Zwagerman; former KRO director Ton Verlind, who attended the meeting, felt that Keulemans should have been there. Zwagerman announced a report about the meeting in the program *Dwars door de Politiek*, focusing on De Hond's accusations and the defense by the Volkskrant. Additionally, she and De Hond would discuss, among other things, the unrest in France, a publication in Trouw about side effects of coronavirus vaccines, and the pressure on nitrogen policy. According to her, they also looked back at a celebration marking De Hond's 50 years as a pollster. Zwagerman reported that the broadcast would be live on Sunday at 9:00 PM and would later be available as a podcast. https://t.co/UQzZVVS9yF #Journalistiek #Politiek #Actualiteit (translated)

Martin Bos wrote that NOS, RTL, SBS, AD, and the regional newspapers, NRC-Handelsblad, Trouw, and the Volkskrant would remain silent. According to him, people would not know it without X, and that was the reason why they wanted to ban X. https://t.co/n0tTgAIuxl #media #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #censuur (translated)

Tadek Solarz wrote that the Volkskrant had reported the day before that Greta Thunberg had joined the French student protests and that the NOS had emphasized that the majority of the protests were peaceful. On X, he had seen footage of a woman trying to defend her store against looters and of a shopkeeper who was assaulted and kicked in the back. According to Solarz, those images could symbolize a distressed France and broader unrest. He stated that the tone and image choices of the Volkskrant and the NOS gave violence a different place in the story than the images he saw on X, which focused on victims. The criticism that X algorithms amplify certain messages and thus distort the perception of reality, he believed, also applied to the selection made by newsrooms. Solarz wrote that the woman and her looted store could have been front-page news and that her fear could have become the face of the protests. #journalistiek #mediatheorie #protesten (translated)

American politicians prefer to talk to influencers instead of traditional journalists, as they can reach a more targeted audience, as evidenced by the experiences of Volkskrant correspondent Maral Noshad Sharifi during the lead-up to the midterms. #Politiek #Influencers #Journalistiek (translated)

The author praised Nayib Bukele and wrote that he believed Bukele had a cognitive understanding of the issues and the courage and power to act on that insight. According to the author, the Netherlands and Europe needed such a leader, while politicians there fell short and let themselves be guided by others. The author called for resistance against what he described as a consensus of betrayal of oneself, to ignore criticism from opponents, and to show courage. He stated that negative reporting in the Volkskrant or criticism on blogs would not deter Bukele from doing what was necessary. He compared critics to flies and ants on a lion. He claimed that Bukele was a global exception among politicians, which he found utterly frustrating. #Politiek #Leiderschap #Filosofie (translated)

Storming into a television station in the early morning and appointing a director is something only dictators would do. Unfortunately, that is exactly what they have done to our country," Özel reacted on X. Turkey "must rebuild the democratic dikes," Özel argued in an opinion piece published by Volkskrant on Tuesday. #HalkTV #Persvrijheid #Turkije (translated)

Irene Kuijpers wrote that a theory which she claimed was labeled as 'extreme right' and conspiracy thinking had resurfaced. She tagged, among others, NOS, Trouw, NU.nl, de Volkskrant, EenVandaag, Jinek, Pauw and de Wit, Buitenhof, WNL Vandaag, WNL Op Zondag, Café Kockelmann, D66, VVD, CDA, and accounts of the House of Representatives. https://t.co/tzGfyI8spv #complottheorie #extreemrechts #politiek (translated)

"I grew up with a strong sense of injustice all around me," she said in December 2003 in an interview with the Volkskrant in Tanzania, her then-base as president of the Rwandan tribunal. "As a child of 4, I was told that I could not go to the beach to swim. I felt my parents' fear, saw how they were treated by the whites. I noticed that at school we received old books and desks, the cast-offs from the white schools." #NaviPillay #Mensenrechten #Apartheid (translated)

Helma Lodders wrote that Johan Vollenbroek was often seen as a loner against powerful parties, but according to her, the image changed as soon as the financial interests were considered. She stated that a co-owner of DPG Media, which is behind the Volkskrant, Trouw, and a linked website, turned out to be financially involved. Lodders said that because of this, Vollenbroek seemed to have a strong network behind him and urged people to listen. #JohanVollenbroek #DPGMedia #Netwerk (translated)

"This is about the least effective thing you can do. Furthermore, there are doubts about the effectiveness of the measure: right at the end of a long block, devices will be switched on en masse, which could cause a new peak in electricity demand, independent energy researcher Auke Hoekstra stated recently in the Volkskrant." #Energietransitie #Stroomtarieven #Duurzaamheid (translated)

Pepijn van Houwelingen wrote that on that day there were harsh words in the Volkskrant about Prime Minister Jetten. He stated that Jetten had provided demonstrably incorrect information to the House in response to his parliamentary questions. Van Houwelingen referred to descriptions such as "with his fingers in the door" and negligent, as well as the qualification that Jetten was very stupid. https://t.co/Jc9bGgjUjI #Politiek #Kamerleden #Jetten (translated)

Premier Rob Jetten has misinformed the House of Representatives about his use of artificial intelligence on social media, which has now been demonstrated by the Volkskrant, which reports that AI-generated messages have indeed been posted on his official accounts. #AIgebruik #RobJetten #TweedeKamer (translated)

Readers of the Volkskrant are wondering when Queen Máxima will initiate an investigation into the role of her ancestors in colonialism, now that the Oranjes have acknowledged that they played a financial role in the colonial history of the Netherlands. #HuisOranjeNassau #kolonialisme #herstelbetalingen (translated)

Just a bit bizarre: at Pauw & De Wit, editor-in-chief Pieter Klok of De Volkskrant states that democracy is about the will of the majority. It is, by the way, Chris Stoffer from the SGP who has to tell him that a democracy is precisely about the protection of minorities. #democratie #minderheden #gesprek (translated)

First, Pieter Klok from the #Volkskrant reflects on the passing of Pauline Cornelisse. However, when he starts to meddle in politics, he immediately becomes that ultimate filthy foolish virtue-signaling man again. He really is an unbelievable creep. #PauwendeWit #PauwendeWit https://t.co/XnQ418NDhV #politiek #media #opinie (translated)

De distributeur van het afslankmiddel Mysimba heeft de zorginspectie verzocht op te treden tegen de NRC en de Volkskrant voor vermeende overtredingen van de Geneesmiddelenwet, wat resulteerde in aanzienlijke boetes voor de kranten. #Geneesmiddelenwet #Gezondheidszorg #Persvrijheid