Jan Blokker

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Jan Blokker (1966)

Jan Andries Blokker (born May 27, 1927 in Amsterdam ; † July 6, 2010 there ) was a Dutch journalist, columnist and writer.

Life

Blokker studied Dutch studies and history, but did not graduate. His first novella Séjour appeared in 1951, and a year later he was trained as a reporter at the daily newspaper Het Parool . In 1954 Blokker became film editor at Algemeen Handelsblad , one of the two predecessor newspapers of the NRC Handelsblad . In December 1964 there was an advertising boycott by cinema operators due to its poor criticism of the film Spuit Elf . In 1963/64 Blokker worked with, among others, Rinus Ferdinandusse and Joop van Tijn on the satirical television program “Zo is het toevallig nog 's een keer” on the VARA broadcaster , then he worked in the final editing department of the TV broadcaster VPRO and contributed comments.

In December 1967 Blokker terminated the collaboration with Algemeen Handelsblad , since its publisher, “Nederlandse Dagblad Unie” (NDU) and the tabloid De Telegraaf founded a joint venture called “Unitel” for technical and commercial cooperation, and in April 1968 moved to Volkskrant as a columnist . The satirical columns he wrote for this newspaper have been summarized in a whole series of books since 1971, beginning with Niets aan de hand . In 1979 Blokker became deputy editor-in-chief of Volkskrant and played a decisive role in the professionalization and the departure from concern journalism that had spread there in that decade. Blokker held this position until 1985 and then remained a columnist. In July 2006 he ended his collaboration with the newspaper after a conflict with the editorial team of the literary supplement “Cicero”. At this point in time, Blokker had worked for de Volkskrant as a freelancer or editor for 38 years and had written 3,816 columns. He has since written for nrc.next , an offshoot of the NRC Handelsblad .

Blokker also worked as a screenwriter. For example, together with director Bert Haanstra, he wrote the script for the comedy Fanfare (1958), which was later nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival , plus others for television series. In the 1967 film Een vreemde vogel , Blokker can also be seen as an actor in the role of editor-in-chief. In addition to his columns and his satirical work, he was also active as a children's book author. Op zoek naar een oom was the first book in this field, and later works occasionally appeared under pseudonyms.

From 1983-1993 Blokker was chairman of the Productiefonds voor de Nederlandse Film (Dutch Film Funding), in 1992 he was appointed associate professor for press history at the Erasmus University Rotterdam .

Honors

Honorary doctorate in social sciences, awarded by the University of Groningen . (2004)

Works

Novels / short stories

  • Séjour . Wereld-Bibliotheek-Vereniging, Amsterdam 1951
  • Parijs, dode stad . AW Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht 1952
  • Bij dag en ontij . AW Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht 1952

Non-fiction

  • Tubers en citroenen . AW Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht 1956
  • Het eternal exams . De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam 1977
  • Afscheid van televisieland . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1979
  • As de dag van gisteren . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1981
  • Quality state he boven . Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 1986
  • Het hart van Europa . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1987
  • De kroon en de mestvork . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1992
  • De afrekening. Kroniek van het long jaar 2002 . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 2003
  • Het vooroudergevoel. De vaderlandse geschiedenis . (with Jan Blokker Jr. and Bas Blokker). Contact, Amsterdam 2005
  • Why was the Tachtigjarige Oorlog blew? De Harmonie, Amsterdam 2005
  • He was a god. Bijbelse divorced . (with Jan Blokker Jr. and Bas Blokker). Contact, Amsterdam 2006
  • Nederland in twaalf moorden: niets is zo veranderlijk as our identity (with Jan Blokker Jr. and Bas Blokker). Contact, Amsterdam 2008
  • Nederlandse journalisten houden niet van journalistiek . Bakker, Amsterdam 2010

Collections of de Volkskrant columns

  • Niets aan de hand . De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam 1971
  • Ben ik eigenlijk wel left enjoyed? De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1974
  • Ga direct naar de gevangenis, no slow af en ontvang geen f 200, - . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1976
  • Altijd is Kortjakje ziek . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1978
  • I don't lift it . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1980
  • Is my hair Eigenlijk al weer kort enough? De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1982
  • Do you like zwart? De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1984
  • Het station van Heerenveen . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1986
  • Glasnost in Staphorst . De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1988
  • Ben ik Eigenlijk wel couples enjoyed? De Harmonie, Amsterdam 1998

Children's and young people's book

  • Avontuur in France . Ten Brink, Meppel 1955
  • Op zoek naar een oom . De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam 1960
  • Het Kalekoppenhuis . De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam 1978
  • Jeroen de Grote . De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam 1979

libretto

literature

  • Jan van de Plasse: Kroniek van de Nederlandse dagblad- en opiniepers / seed gesteld by Jan van de Plasse. Red. Wim Verbei , Otto Cramwinckel Uitgever, Amsterdam 2005, ISBN 90-75727-77-1 (Dutch; earlier edition: Jan van de Plasse: Kroniek van de Nederlandse dagbladpers . Cramwinckel, Amsterdam 1999, ISBN 90-75727-25-9 )
  • Frank de Vree: De metamorfose van een dagblad. A journalistieke is divorced from the Volkskrant . Meulenhoff, Amsterdam 1996, ISBN 90-290-5379-8

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Report on volkskrant.nl

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Blokker, Jan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blokker, Jan Andries (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 2010
Place of death Amsterdam