Next to my work for the Dutch newspaper NRC and a data journalism listicle called ddj.news, I try to keep busy. Here are some highlights of the work I've done in the last couple years.

Stories

• Social housing? In at least a quarter of the municipalities you wait more than 7 years (Dutch), NOS, 2021;
• Government widely uses predictive algorithms, ‘risk of discrimination’ (Dutch), NOS, 2019;
• This is how thin you have to be, to walk the catwalk, NOS, 2018.

Products

• MaarHetIsWelMooi.nl, a Dutch webpage that explains how to better communicate data;
• AlsHetOngeveerMaarKlopt.nl, a Dutch webpage that explains how to better understand data;
• Python for Journalists, a free, online course at datajournalism.com.

Essays

• Data journalism goes undercover, Nieman Lab, 2019;
• Data Journalism Should Focus on People and Stories, Data Journalism Handbook (PDF), 2021.

Talks

• About data journalism..., a hour-long interview (Dutch) on the field of journalism and its challenges and benefits, Argos Radio, 2019;
• 4 disclaimers and this thing I think I know about newsdesign, Smart News Design Conference, 2017;
• Spreek jij al data?, a plea in Dutch for more critical, data literate thinking for 300+ teenagers, TEDxYouth@Delft, 2015.

Advice

• Dutch Fund for In-depth Journalism, I'm part of the advisory board that advices on incoming funding requests;
• European Press Prize, I'm part of the preparatory committee that is in charge of selecting the shortlist for each category.

Honours

• Data Journalism Public Choice Award 2019, awarded for the This is how thin you have to be, to become a high fashion model video, NOS, 2018.
• Nomination Mercur Brandinnovation of the Year 2015, nominated for the OneWorld Data Atlas, OneWorld, 2015.