{"id":195980,"date":"2026-02-05T11:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=195980"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:01:56","slug":"zonder-journalistiek-zijn-we-afhankelijk-van-mensen-met-macht-dit-is-waarom-we-journalistiek-nodig-hebben-aflevering-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/02\/05\/zonder-journalistiek-zijn-we-afhankelijk-van-mensen-met-macht-dit-is-waarom-we-journalistiek-nodig-hebben-aflevering-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Without journalism we are dependent on people with power\u2019 &#8211; This is why we need journalism (episode 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">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? 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