The self-employed are to blame for everything. Now also for the downfall of regional arts journalism.

by Wijbrand Schaap
28 January 202029 March 2022
6 min read
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In April 2020, the Persgroep, now DPG Media because it smells better internationally, will stop regional art supplements in its newspapers. No more art reports and interviews, hardly any reviews. Local bookshops lose their stage in all Dutch regions, because the publisher of Volkskrant, Trouw and AD has a regional monopoly.

The news, brought by a reporter from the Eindhovens Dagblad, remarkably coincided on this site with a cry for help from provincial government ...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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The news, brought by a reporter from the Eindhovens Dagblad, remarkably coincided on this site with a cry for help from provincial government ...

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