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What newspaper can you read in the town of Zwolle, if you're interested in local 'Zwols' news?

    Zwolse Courant. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden used to cover Groningen and Provinciaal Zeeuwse Courant covers the news in Zeeland. De Limburger does the same in Limburg.

De Telegraaf and Algemeen Dagblad are the two most popular morningpapers. For De Telegraaf is Amsterdam the main city, but what is the most important city for Algemeen Dagblad?
    Rotterdam. De Telegraaf is the biggest newspaper in Holland and is made in Amsterdam.

This newspaper is released in an area that goes from Texel up north, to Zaandam in the south and Beverwijk in the west. Which newspaper is that?
    Noordhollands Dagblad. Leidsch Dagblad is found in Leiden, Utrechts Nieuwsblad in Utrecht en Gooi- en Eemlander in Hilversum. For more information about Noordhollands Dagblad, see question number 10.

Besides De Telegraaf, there is another national newspaper that is based in Amsterdam and reports mainly about the biggest city in the country. Which newspaper is that?
    Het Parool. Het Parool is one of the smaller national newspapers in the country, but the only one who has a tabloid sized portion in it.

There is a daily column in Het Parool, written by Arnold and Raoul Heertje. They are what?
    Father and son. Father Arnold is an economy professor and his son Raoul is a writer and a (stand up) comedian.

In the north of the country you can read Dagblad van het Noorden. What was the old name for the newspaper, that has his roots in the city of Groningen?
    Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. The newspaper got a new name, because it had to work together with another newspaper (Drents-Groningse Pers) and that's why it has gotten a new name.

In the old days, three of the biggest newspapers were located at the same street in Amsterdam. Those newspapers are: De Volkskrant, Trouw and Het Parool. What is the name of that street?
    Wibautstraat. Wibautstraat was named after a well known architect in The Netherlands.

What is the biggest selling newspaper in The Netherlands?
    De Telegraaf. De Telegraaf sells everyday more than 700.000 newspapers.

What newspaper can you read in the town of Middelburg, if you're interested in local 'Middelburg' news?
    PZC. PZC means Provinciaal Zeeuwse Courant and is the local newspaper in Middelburg.

The Noordhollands Dagblad has several editions every day. How many versions are printed every day?
    8. The eight different editions are: Helderse Courant (Den Helder), Enkhuizer Courant (Enkhuizen), Dagblad voor West-Friesland (Hoorn), Nieuwe Noordhollandse Courant (Purmerend), Dagblad voor de Zaanstreek (Zaandam), Dagblad Kennemerland (Beverwijk), Alkmaarsche Courant (Alkmaar) and Schager Courant (Schagen).


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