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Trouw
http://www.trouw.nl
Trouw was founded by the Dutch Resistance in 1943. Its initial readership was drawn from the centre-left Protestant community, and it was not until 1998 that it appointed its first non-Calvinist editor-in-chief, Frits van Exter. Nonetheless, the Christian Press Foundation still makes sure the paper adheres to its religious identity, and it retains a say in editorial appointments. The paper is known for its outstanding coverage of education and public health issues. The fifth-most widely sold daily in The Netherlands, Trouw, in 2005, was the first to adopt a tabloid format.
Its website provides a well laid-out overview of national and international news as well as very thorough sections, the most distinctive being “Religion and Philosophy”.
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