Trouw is a leading national quality newspaper in the Netherlands, known for in-depth reporting on politics, sustainability, education, health care, and religion. The newspaper combines daily news with extensive background analysis. Trouw was founded in 1943 as a resistance newspaper and serves a critical readership looking for thoughtful journalism, with daily sections and weekend magazines full of essays, book reviews, and human interest stories. The newspaper is known for its innovative "daily weekly newspaper" format and award-winning design. Trouw combines traditional print media with digital platforms, reaching readers across multiple channels.
Reach Trouw with the right story.
Trouw is a newspaper with 191 journalists in the Presscloud database. The newsroom mainly covers Politics and government, Culture & events, Fit & healthy, Economy and Finance. Your best shot is a personal pitch that builds on what a journalist recently published.
Trouw has 191 tracked journalists spread across 12 editorial teams. That makes it a relevant outlet if you want to send a press release or pitch about topics that go beyond quick news hooks, such as politics, nitrogen, energy, care, religion, culture, and international developments with social impact.
Presscloud tracks 191 journalists at Trouw, spread across its various editorial teams. This page summarizes what the medium covers, which stories have potential, and how to effectively approach the editorial team.
191 journalists, spread across the various editorial teams
The biggest desks highlighted. Journalists can belong to multiple desks, so the tiles do not add up to the total.
What Trouw covers
Trouw has 191 tracked journalists and publishes noticeable coverage across 12 editorial teams on politics and government, international conflicts, nitrogen and agriculture, energy and sustainability, health, law and human rights, religion, and culture. In recent headlines, you see a lot of context and background on cabinet policy, farmers and nitrogen, alcohol and health, climate effects, art and pop culture, plus stories about faith communities, the history of slavery, and social issues.
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How to pitch successfully to Trouw
Pitch Trouw with an in-depth angle and a clear social consequence. Think news or data about nitrogen, agriculture, energy saving, European technology, health, religious communities, law, culture, or international developments that affect the Netherlands. A strong pitch for Trouw is not only new, but also shows what policy, technology, or social change means for citizens, farmers, institutions, or faith communities.
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