{"id":1663,"date":"2011-11-08T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T22:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:21:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T15:21:12","slug":"using-online-newspapers-to-improve-your-dutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/using-online-newspapers-to-improve-your-dutch\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Online Newspapers to Improve Your Dutch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been looking for a way to improve your Dutch?\u00a0 Maybe you were looking for a way to increase your vocabulary, or to improve your comprehension skills or you just wanted some real-world examples of Dutch in use.\u00a0 Well, perhaps online newspapers\/news sites are something for you.<\/p>\n<p>Not only do online newspapers\/new sites provide you with an almost endless supply of material to practise your Dutch on, they also keep you up-to-date on what is going on in the Netherlands and Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a selection of four online newspapers\/news sites to help get you started.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nu.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nu.nl<\/a> \u2013 Founded in 1999, Nu.nl (<em>nu<\/em> = now) is one of the most visited news sites in the Netherlands.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find a regular dose of current news, economy (<em>economie<\/em>), sport, health (<em>gezondheid<\/em>), culture and media (<em>cultuur en media<\/em>).\u00a0 You can also get the weather (<em>weer<\/em>) and traffic (<em>verkeer<\/em>).\u00a0 Nu.nl is really good at isolating current events on their homepage, for example there is currently a section for news relating to the situation in Greece (<em>Griekenland<\/em>).\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss the NUfoto and NUtvgids either.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ad.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">AD.nl<\/a> \u2013 AD.nl is the web component of the popular newspaper, the <em>Algemeen Dagblad<\/em>.\u00a0 Here you\u2019ll find a daily dose of news as well as puzzles, videos and even your horoscope (horoscoop).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraaf.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">De Telegraaf<\/a> \u2013 Based in Amsterdam, this online element of the national newspaper contains many sensational and sports related stories.\u00a0 \u00a0Don\u2019t miss the comics (<em>strips<\/em>) and travel (<em>reizen<\/em>) sections.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standaard.be\/\" target=\"_blank\">De Standard Online<\/a> \u2013 De Standard Online is a combination of an online news portal for the Belgium newspaper, <em>De Standaard<\/em> and a news portal where you can view domestic, foreign, culture, media, economy, sports, fashion, food and drink, film and travel stories.\u00a0 You will need a paid subscription to access the portal but there is plenty available in the free portion to keep you busy for quite some time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Where Else to Look<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in finding more newspapers in Dutch, why not check out the website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepaperboy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paperboy<\/a>.\u00a0 Filling in a few search boxes and clicking search will bring up a whole list of newspapers from Belgium and the Netherlands that are available online.\u00a0 You\u2019ll even be provided with click through links and information on which language the newspaper is written in.<\/p>\n<p>What Dutch language online newspapers and news sites do you follow?\u00a0 Have you recently read an interesting news story online?\u00a0 Tell us about it in the comments or over on the Transparent Language Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2011\/11\/1109654_first_news.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Have you been looking for a way to improve your Dutch?\u00a0 Maybe you were looking for a way to increase your vocabulary, or to improve your comprehension skills or you just wanted some real-world examples of Dutch in use.\u00a0 Well, perhaps online newspapers\/news sites are something for you. 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