Gert-Jaap Hoekman leaves NU.nl after ten years. The news site’s editor-in-chief will start working as editor-in-chief from September 1 NOS Sports. The four-member editorial team left the editorial office in March following reports of cross-border structural behavior in the editorial office.
“A lot has been said and written in recent months. “I’m really looking forward to building something great with all my new colleagues,” said Hoekman in initial response. “It is a great honor to lead the largest sports editorial team in the Netherlands.”
The current editor-in-chief of NU.nl will be involved NOS Sports will soon start forming a new editorial team. Jacqueline Smit currently remains interim head of sport. He will help Hoekman in the near future.
Editorial staff NOS Sports led by Maarten Nooter, immediately resigned in March when the extent of the misconduct at editorial level became known. Hundreds of cases of discrimination, (sexual) intimidation and intimidation occurred over twenty years.
Hoekman (42) began serving as deputy editor-in-chief of NU.nl in 2012 and became editor-in-chief a year later. Under his leadership, NU.nl grew from an editorial staff of several dozen editors to an editorial staff of approximately seventy full-time employees.
Erik van Gruijthuijsen, publishing director of NU.nl owner DPG Media: “NU.nl owes a lot to Gert-Jaap. NU.nl was always fast, but under Gert-Jaap NU gained ever greater authority through broader and deeper In “In recent years, editors have increasingly started producing their own news instead of just passing it on. DPG Media will miss Gert-Jaap, but we want to congratulate her.”
Egbers and Van Gelder were found guilty
De Volkskrant drawing personal stories of various people in March NOS Sportsemployee. This suggests that Tom Egbers and Jack van Gelder, among others, were guilty of misconduct in several cases. Egbers has not been seen on television as a presenter since, but has apologized. Van Gelder has done that before.
NOS began an investigation in December into possible inappropriate behavior in the sports editorial office. This was done by the broadcaster after there were reports from several of its employees. Nearly one hundred complaints were then received by two external confidential counselors. Previously, NOS had responded to undesirable behavior in the program The world goes on employees are required to report violations.
Hoekman will remain active as editor-in-chief of NU.nl until mid-July. Deputy editor-in-chief Lindsay Mossink will then serve as acting editor-in-chief until a replacement is found.
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