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‘Without journalism we are dependent on people with power’ – This is why we need journalism (episode 1)

‘Without journalism we are dependent on people with power’ – This is why we need journalism (episode 1)

5 February 2026

Independent journalism is indispensable to a healthy society, argues assistant professor of Media and journalism Mijke Slot in a lecture hall on the ground floor of Theil. How does that work? And why?

In this series, EM examines the role of journalism within the university. Why are independent media important in the academic world, an environment where knowledge, power, politics and large flows of money come together?

In this episode, we race through a brief history of journalism in the Netherlands and learn why a democratic society cannot function without critical journalists.