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07/10/2008

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Rozendaal, Simon

2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Elsevier - Netherlands | 05/09/2008

If the water comes

Concern that climate change could cause the sea level to rise by 1.3 metres this century has prompted the so-called Delta Commission in the Netherlands to present a plan to protect the country from flooding. The news magazine Elsevier comments: "The Netherlands needs to heighten its dikes and dunes anyway - regardless of how the climate will change. Therefore it makes sense for the Commission ... to put this topic at the top of the political agenda. It is also good that the Commission ... has proposed putting aside part of the proceeds from natural gas exploitation for this purpose. ... But although the measures proposed by the Delta Commission deserve support, its analysis of the rise in the sea level is simply absurd. ... In the past ten years the average temperature worldwide has gone down slightly, and experts are predicting that the global cooling will last at least another ten years."

Elsevier - Netherlands | 09/05/2008

Uncritical coverage of NGOs

In his blog for the Dutch weekly Elsevier, editor Simon Rozendaal writes that journalists are too uncritical regarding non-governmental organisations (NGOs): "I remember a documentary ... about Brent Spar, the oil rig Shell wanted to sink into the sea. The report made it clear that Greenpeace was bigger and more professional than Shell. Naturally I am also aware that Greenpeace does not make billions in profits like Shell does, but this conflict, like many other social issues, was really a public relations battle. ... This is all the more the case because journalists simply assume, without asking any questions, that little Greenpeace is right and big Shell is wrong. Moreover, journalists always sympathise with non-profit organisations. There is a deep-rooted distrust of companies that make profits and have shareholders. ... Is this independent journalism?"

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