De Correspondent’s full-time writers and their beats

A list of The Correspondent‘s 20 full-time writers and their beats with mission statements, plus the number of followers or email subscribers they have.

Editor’s note: Correspondents with fewer followers on the site have joined us recently. We started rolling out personal newsletters this past year on an experimental basis. The correspondents’ individual newsletters are not yet widely known among our readers. The experiments have been a success – especially in terms of knowledge gained – and we are currently building a new email architecture and template for the site.

 

Full-time correspondents

Dimitri Tokmetzis – Security Industry Correspondent

I want to show people how their privacy is threatened and why everyone has something to hide. Next step: researching alternatives.

https://decorrespondent.nl/dimitritokmetzis

15,144 followers on the site

807 newsletter subscribers (68.7% open rate, 21.2% click rate)

 

Maurits Martijn – Technology and Surveillance Correspondent

Exposing that which is unseen

https://decorrespondent.nl/mauritsmartijn

15,660 followers on the site

1339 newsletter subscribers (70.1% open rate, 21.0% click rate)

 

Michiel de Hoog – Sport and Analytics Correspondent

I want to document what happens when science and reason collide with soccer

https://decorrespondent.nl/michieldehoog

5891 followers on the site

590 newsletter subscribers (73.6% open rate, 26.3% click rate)

 

Jelmer Mommers – Energy and Climate Correspondent

I want to show the impact of climate change and, together with members, to speed up the transition to sustainability.

https://decorrespondent.nl/jelmermommers

15,940 followers on the site

2838 newsletter subscribers (58.8% open rate, 20.0% click rate)

 

Vera Mulder – Prejudices Correspondent

Fighting the journalism conventions that determine who is given a platform and who is not.

https://decorrespondent.nl/veramulder

15,390 followers on the site

801 newsletter subscribers (58.4% open rate, 13.3% click rate)

 

Tamar Stelling – Non-human Correspondent

Putting the non-human world on the map.

https://decorrespondent.nl/tamarstelling

2779 followers on the site

 

Thalia Verkade – Clean Tech and Mobility Correspondent

With the help of your questions and your expertise, I’m investigating the future of mobility in the city, on the planet, and beyond. First stop: batteries.  

https://decorrespondent.nl/thaliaverkade

11,555 followers on the site

1090 newsletter subscribers (56.5% open rate, 9.9% click rate)

 

Sterre Sprengers – Images and Image-forming Correspondent

Through my own image choices and analyses, I want to get at how we form images of the world. Do we understand more if we become aware of how we see?

https://decorrespondent.nl/sterresprengers

10,131 followers on the site

 

Tomas Vanheste – Europe – between power and imagination – Correspondent

On paper, Europe is a paradise of social services and green initiatives. Why this persistent gap between the dream and the reality?  

https://decorrespondent.nl/tomasvanheste

15,624 followers on the site

830 newsletter subscribers (56.5% open rate, 8.2% click rate)

 

Marc Chavannes – Politics Correspondent

Searching for democratic political practices that work.

https://decorrespondent.nl/marcchavannes

9188 followers on the site

3000 newsletter subscribers (64.2% open rate, 11.5% click rate)

 

Johannes Visser – Teaching and Education Correspondent

I want to cover school from the inside out, and think about how it could be set up better.  

https://decorrespondent.nl/johannesvisser

15,065 followers on the site

 

Sanne Blauw – Numeracy Correspondent

I would like – with your help – to put numbers in their place. Not on a pedestal. Not out with the garbage. But where they belong:  next to the words.  

https://decorrespondent.nl/sanneblauw

See her talk:

7639 followers on the site

1703 newsletter subscribers (58.5% open rate, 10.8% click rate)

 

Maite Vermeulen – Conflict and Development Correspondent

I believe that a better world begins with a better understanding of the world. So I’d like to bring home what sometimes seems all-too-faraway.

https://decorrespondent.nl/maitevermeulen

See her talk:

13,590 followers on the site

1397 newsletter subscribers (59.9% open rate, 12.7% click rate)

 

Heiba Targhi Bakkali – Aging Correspondent

Nobody wants to be it, but on average we’re getting older than ever. That’s why I’m looking into what old age will be like for my generation.

https://decorrespondent.nl/heibatarghibakkali

4350 followers on the site

 

Jesse Frederik – Economics Correspondent

Economics is about the simple question, Who gets what and why? But nothing about that question is straightforward. That’s what I’d like to tell you more about.

https://decorrespondent.nl/jessefrederik

15,489 followers on the site

 

Rutger Bregman – Progress Correspondent

Lots of people have a dark view of how humanity’s doing. That’s why I write about what’s going well, in this country and beyond. And what we can do better.

https://decorrespondent.nl/rutgerbregman

25,790 followers on the site

8215 newsletter subscribers (54.3% open rate, 11.0% click rate)

 

Lucien Hordijk – Medicine Correspondent

I want to honestly diagnose what is perhaps the most important sector imaginable: the pharmaceutical industry.

https://decorrespondent.nl/lucienhordijk

6354 followers on the site

 

Nina Polak – Culture Correspondent

I would like to look in depth at things that seem apparent in our culture  

https://decorrespondent.nl/ninapolak

15,021 followers on the site

 

Lynn Berger – Culture and Technology Correspondent

I examine the interaction between technology and culture, and the implications for our daily lives, thoughts, and beliefs.

https://decorrespondent.nl/lynnberger

15,171 followers on the site

 

Freelancers who write for us regularly (weekly or every other week)

 

Jos de Putter – Documentary Correspondent

This worldwide video blog shows the cinematic stories behind the news, through urgent and personal video letters and video diaries.

https://decorrespondent.nl/josdeputter

10,777 followers on the site

 

Bregje Hofstede – Freedom of Choice Correspondent

Habits. In the year to come I’ll try to break a few and answer the question, How free are we?  

https://decorrespondent.nl/bregjehofstede

5244 followers on the site

 

Dick Wittenberg – New-to-the-Netherlands Correspondent

Shining light on people and stories in the shadows. In the months to come, I’ll focus on the New to the Netherlands project. To find out how newcomers are faring in this country.

https://decorrespondent.nl/dickwittenberg

13,800 followers on the site

1322 newsletter subscribers (63.0% open rate, 10.8% click rate)

 

Sander Heijne – Market Forces Correspondent

Why your train is too late and your doctor too busy:  with your help, I’m investigating the consequences of market forces.

https://decorrespondent.nl/sanderheijne

8078 followers on the site

 

Lex Bohlmeijer – Conversations Correspondent

Weekly interview podcast, Goede gesprekken (‘Conversations’), with guests from science and culture.

https://decorrespondent.nl/lexbohlmeijer

12,827 followers on the site

 

Thijs Roes – Drugs Correspondent

In search of the drug policy of the future, so we can call a truce in the war on drugs.

https://decorrespondent.nl/thijsroes

2343 followers on the site

 

Marilse Eerkens – A Way with Kids Correspondent

There’s no time as critical as early childhood. I write about what we can do to make the most of it.

https://decorrespondent.nl/marilseeerkens

9094 followers on the site

 

Sarah Kendzior – Flyover Country Correspondent
I write about an America the US media often fails to cover. I’ll bring you original reporting from on the ground in Flyover Country

https://decorrespondent.nl/sarahkendzior

4110 followers on the site

 

Bart de Koning – Police and Crime Correspondent

Politicians and the media are obsessed with crime, while the country is safer than ever. I investigate the reality behind the big plans.

https://decorrespondent.nl/bartdekoning

4415 followers on the site

 

Sinan Çankaya – Racism Correspondent

I want to expose and discuss the structural racism present in Dutch society. I’m currently looking at ethnic profiling by the Dutch police.

2923 followers on the site

 

Founders who also write on a regular basis

 

Ernst-Jan Pfauth – Self-Improvement Correspondent

I want to look into how we can be happy and healthy in today’s achievement society. And what acts of resistance are open to us?

https://decorrespondent.nl/ernstjanpfauth

15,584 followers on the site

5995 newsletter subscribers (55.0% open rate, 15.7% click rate)

 

Rob Wijnberg – Media Mechanisms and Myths Correspondent

Nothing shapes our worldview more than the media. I try to get at how that works in order to understand how we view reality

https://decorrespondent.nl/robwijnberg

30,746 followers on the site