Dutch Press Officers: Sorry, National Media Only
Correspondents have it hard. Finding stories that can hit a chord with foreign audiences isn’t an easy task. Sometimes, it’s not even the story, it’s just the Foreign Desk’s budget that is too short: so editors need to be picky when choosing for which report they’ll pay.
Say what?
Elections seem to have a special effect on producers. For the next 24 hours they will be working around the clock under a sort of spell which urges them to feel whatever result was achieved it will mean dramatic change. As if the rest of the problems in the rest of the world were nothing...
Perks of the job: meeting interesting people
Once in a while freelancers are asked to do tape-syncs. The process is simple: in the absence of a studio (or a budget to pay for it), freelancers will meet up with a guest some radio programme wants to interview. The freelancer will record this guest’s answers while the interviewer talks to him/her miles away...
Higher prices could be ‘disastrous’ for Dutch magazines
The adjective ‘disastrous’ was used by the Dutch media group NDP Nieuwsmedia while commenting on a possible increase in VAT for Dutch magazines. The government will debate a proposal to scrap the current 6% VAT that magazines benefit from. But the sector believes this measure will lead to a 12,5% prize increase for consumers, which...
