Nu.nl and rtl news have established their ownes to Further Safeguard Their Independence and Identity. This was one of the conditions set by the regulator ACM in the acquisition of RTL Nederland by DPG Media.
The Foundations Are Complety Independent of DPG Media and Wille the Preservation of the Identity, Independence, and Free Availability of News Through the Websites and Apps of Nu.nl and RTL News . Among Other Things, They Must Approve Changes to the Editorial Statutes and the Appointment and Dismissal of the Editor-In-Chief.
The Board of Stichting NU.nl Consists of Ronald Ockhuysen (Director of Vandende Foundation and Former Editor-in-Chief of Het Parool ) and Irene Costera Meijer (Emeritus Professor of Journalism at VU University Amsterdam).
“Free Accessible News is Incredible Important, Especial in this Time, in which traditional media are under pressure. Nu.nl has reached a many readers since its Inception in 1999 without a subscription to a newspaper or news site,” Ockhuyssen and me. “It is an honorable and urgent task to ensure that remains the case and that the editors can always do their work in complete freedom.”
RTL Nieuws Consists of Directors Petra ter Doest (Career Advisor and Former Journalist) and Arendo Joustra (journalist and former editor-in-chief at EW ). The Directors of Both Foundations Will Choose a Third Member Themselves.
“Helping to Safeguard the Identity of RTL News and its independence within the Large New Concern is a Mission We Are Happy to Be Enthusiastic About,” Say ter Doest and Joustra. ” RTL Nieuws has its own unique and importing place within news Provision in the Netherlands and within DPG media. All the more reason to be careful with it.”
Editorial statutes of nu.nl and rtl news have leg renewedwed
In June, it was announced that rtl netherlands was acquired by DPG Media for 1.1 Billion Euros. The acquisition was approved under Six Conditions by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM).
For example, the websites and apps of nu.nl and rtl news must remain free and may not merge. Nu.nl and rtl news , Together with nos, are the only major news titles that provide readers with free news. Also, no content may be exchange online between the two titles.
The ACM also Wanted the Independent Position of the editorial boards to be Further Strengthed. Therefore, The News Titles of DPG Media, Including Nu.nl, had to update their editorial statutes. These protect the journalistic work and editorial Independence of a news Title. The Statutes of Both Nu.nl and RTL Nieuws Have Now Been Renewedwed.