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Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant was an influential
RotterdamRotterdam ; city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the country, with a population of 584,046 as of January 2007...
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liberalLiberalism is the belief in the importance of individual freedom. This belief is widely accepted today throughout the world, and was recognized as an important value by many philosophers throughout history...
daily
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
, founded in 1844 by Henricus Nijgh.
It merged in 1970 with the
AmsterdamAmsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country...
-based liberal daily newspaper
Algemeen HandelsbladAlgemeen Handelsblad was an influential Amsterdam-based liberal daily newspaper, founded in 1828 by J.W. van den Biesen. At the peak of its influence -- from the time of the Boer War, when it championed the underdog Boers in South Africa, through World War I -- it was edited by Charles...
to form the
NRC HandelsbladNRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by PCM Uitgevers. The broadsheet was created on October 1, 1970 from merger of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad . In 2006 a tabloid, nrc•next, was launched...
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