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Brains<\/h4>\n\n\n\nBrains<\/h4>\n\n\n\nThousands of bits and bytes are sweating behind the scenes daily to keep this site readable. Its big brain is the incomparable content management system\u00a0WordPress. The\u00a0theme is Literatum, tailor-made and complemented with a couple of very handy\u00a0WP-plugins. The articles are usually written with\u00a0MarsEdit\u00a0on a\u00a014\u2033\u00a0MacBook Pro (being an\u00a0early innovator,\u00a0I\u2019ve been a user of Apple\u2019s fancy typewriters since 1984). I generally\u00a0write in the heart of Amsterdam, but I\u2019m very often in Brussels and Paris as well. Wherever I go, I prefer to travel by train. Since\u00a0the very restrictive and counterproductive new French surveillance law (read here<\/a> about it), I have moved all my websites to Iceland. My data is\u00a0now being hosted at the aptly named\u00a01984<\/a>, in\u00a0the country with the fewest barriers to Internet freedom (according to Freedom House<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of this website\u2019s photos have been\u00a0taken with a digital\u00a0Nikon Z6\u00a0and sometimes with a fifteen-year-old Nikon F5. I edit photos using Adobe Lightroom CC.\u00a0I sometimes use images with a\u00a0Creative Commons\u00a0licence found on\u00a0Foter or Unsplash. Gabriela Hengeveld<\/a> usually makes photos for the travel reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The font of the\u00a0headings is Anivers,\u00a0designed by Jos Buivenga<\/a>\u00a0and delivered to your screen by Typekit<\/a>. The\u00a0smart suits and shirts I wear on and off-screen are bespoke by\u00a0New Tailor (Amsterdam &\u00a0Utrecht). Now and then I\u2019m wearing shirts by\u00a0Charvet in Paris. I usually\u00a0get\u00a0my accessories like ties and cufflinks at\u00a0Le Bon March\u00e9, the only department store in Paris where tourists are not ruining your shopping experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This\u00a0site attracts around 10.000 page views and\u00a02,500 unique\u00a0monthly visitors\u00a0(average Q1, 2024). That\u2019s not too bad, but it\u2019s far from enough to finance a pair of handmade shoes. I, therefore, continue to blog for Berlutis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For radio reports, podcasts and broadcasting, I have a studio equipped with the\u00a0Zoom H5<\/a>\u00a0smart card recorder and a R\u00f8de Podcaster Pro<\/a> with\u00a0Sennheiser mics. I use Luci Live or ReportIt software on iPad and iPhone for live reports in studio quality. The studio also has a vocal booth for voiceovers with two\u00a0DBX286S<\/a>\u00a0compressors, a Focusrite Scarlett<\/a> and cardioid or Shure SM7B microphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recordings in all standard formats\u00a0(4K\/Ultra HD, HD and SD), with several UHD cameras. Digital editing and colour correction in\u00a0Final Cut Pro\u00a0and\u00a0DaVinci Resolve\u00a0on the Mac platform (OS &iOS). Transmission via (EBU) satellite feed points in Europa, on-location via old-school SNGs or via FTP via fibre optic or 5G. Live video connections in HD broadcast\u00a0quality (12Mb\/s) over\u00a0IP\u00a0via wifi\/4G\/5G, or on location with LiveU<\/a>, MimoLive or\u00a0Dejero<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m an independent journalist who accepts assignments but never takes orders. I will always protect the identity of my sources. My income comes solely from the media outlets I work for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On this website, you\u2019ll find news, background articles, and occasional opinions. While some believe journalists should avoid expressing personal views to maintain \u00abobjectivity,\u00bb I argue that true objectivity in journalism is a myth. Every article begins with subjective choices. However, I strive for careful and transparent journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the spirit of transparency, I occasionally publish op-eds or share my views. I\u2019m also exploring ways to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into my work, despite the challenges this presents. As AI tools evolve, I\u2019m committed to using them ethically and responsibly, always maintaining human oversight and journalistic integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My use of AI may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rest assured, all AI-assisted content will be clearly labeled, and critical thinking, human judgment, and ethical considerations will always guide my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This disclaimer informs you about my approach. How you interpret this information or my media productions is up to you. I welcome comments, suggestions, or questions about my work, including my use of AI. Please use the contact form<\/a> to provide your input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, I accepted paid assignments from Arte<\/a>*,\u00a0BBC Radio<\/a>*,\u00a0BFMTV<\/a>,\u00a0BNR Nieuwsradio<\/a>,\u00a0CGTN Europe<\/a>*,\u00a0Euronews<\/a>*,\u00a0France 24<\/a>*,\u00a0Haagsch College<\/a>,\u00a0The i<\/a>,\u00a0Les Echos<\/a>,\u00a0NPO Radio en Televisie<\/a>*, RTL Nederland<\/a> and TF1<\/a>. Between 2017 and 2023, I have taught at the IRIS Institute in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am a member of Europresse<\/a>,\u00a0NVJ<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Transparency International.<\/a>\u00a0I am also an unpaid member of the jury of the European Book Prize<\/a>\u00a0and co-founder of the AJT<\/a>\u00a0(Association of Journalists for Access to Administrative Documents)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *The government partly finances these media in their respective countries. 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