
Journalist and blogger
Tilburg Area, Netherlands

Journalist and blogger
Tilburg Area, Netherlands
Paul Vereijken is a freelance journalist and journalism student (Fontys Hogeschool Journalitiek in Tilburg, The Netherlands). While studying, he worked as an trainee on the editorial staff of Dutch newspapers, Dagblad De Limburger and Limburgs Dagblad. After his internship, he worked at Dagblad De Limburger as a reporter for three months.
Most of all he is a 22-year old guy, with loads of enthusiasm and creativity, who wants to learn and experience all he can about journalism and media.
New media, media development, journalism.
(Media Production industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Freelance journalist and blogger working for De Nieuwe Reporter, Dagblad De Limburger, Univers (newspaper of Universiteit van Tilburg), The Next Web and other media or companies.
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
June 2009 — November 2009 (6 months)
Researcher at the online R&D department at de Volkskrant.
(Newspapers industry)
March 2008 — April 2008 (2 months)
Financial editor at local newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad.
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
December 2007 — February 2008 (3 months)
Reporter (internship) at the parlementairy editorial staff of NRC Handelsblad and nrc.next.
(Privately Held; Media Production industry)
November 2007 — November 2007 (1 month)
Editor (internship) at ANP's financial editorial desk.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
November 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Editor-in-chief at Driemaster. Driemaster is a magazine and a website about (international) politics (http://www.driemaster.com) and is owned by the Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie (Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy).
(Newspapers industry)
December 2006 — August 2007 (9 months)
Reporter at several editorial teams at Dutch newspaper Dagblad De Limburger.
During the first three months Paul was an trainee (traineeship was rated as 'excellent'). After the first three months he was hired to work at several editorial teams.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
May 2006 — November 2006 (7 months)
Managing editor of JOVD Driemaster. Driemaster is a magazine and a website about (international) politics (http://www.driemaster.com) and is owned by the Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie (Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy).
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
November 2005 — May 2006 (7 months)
Editor of JOVD Driemaster. Driemaster is a magazine and a website about (international) politics (http://www.driemaster.com) and is owned by the Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie (Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy).
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2005 — January 2006 (6 months)
Managing editor at newswebsite http://www.nieuwszicht.com (responsible for the news department)
NieuwsZicht won a DutchBloggie (internetaward like The Bloggies) in early 2006.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
September 2004 — July 2005 (11 months)
Freelance reporter / section editor (youth section) at Dagblad De Limburger (a newspaper in The Netherlands).
Journalism (major) 2005 — 2009
European Studies (minor) 2006 — 2007
New media, online media, (new) journalism, (international) politics, art
NVJ, VVOJ, JOVD
Recieved a DutchBloggie (best website) for the website http://www.nieuwszicht.com - a DutchBloggie is the same as a Bloggie.