NRC Handelsblad


NRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands.

History

NRC Handelsblad was first published on 1 October 1970 after a merger of the Amsterdam newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad and the Rotterdam Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. The paper's motto is Lux et Libertas – Light and Freedom.
In February 2006, NRC Handelsblad started a morning newspaper, nrc•next, to attract educated readers who do not read a newspaper every day. Editor was succeeded on 12 December 2006, by. After a dispute with the new owners Donker had to step down on 26 April 2010 and was replaced by Belgian.
On 7 March 2011 the paper changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. The circulation of NRC Handelsblad in 2014 was 188,500 copies, putting it in 4th place among the national dailies.
In 2015 the NRC Media group was acquired by the Belgian company Mediahuis.

Character

While they consider themselves one of the Dutch national "quality" newspapers next to
de Volkskrant and Trouw, NRC Handelsblad sees itself as the most internationally oriented of those three, and has been labeled left liberal.

Journalists

Journalists who work or have worked for NRC Handelsblad include: Henk Hofland, Hans van Mierlo, Marc Chavannes, Geert Mak, Karel van Wolferen, Jérôme Louis Heldring, Joris Luyendijk, Marjon van Royen, Derk Jan Eppink, Adriaan van Dis, Ben Knapen, Paul Marijnis.