De Groene Amsterdammer

Periodical literature

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

History and profile

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

Martin van Amerongen
Dirk Bezemer
Anna Blaman
Simon Carmiggelt
Frederik van Eeden
Henk Hofland
Theodor Holman
Loe de Jong
Geert Mak
Anil Ramdas

References

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