Mannen zijn niet alleen oververtegenwoordigd in de onderzoeksjournalistiek. Ze verdienen ook meer. Verder valt op dat er binnen redacties steeds meer ruimte is voor onderzoeksjournalistiek, al is er op diezelfde redacties nog steeds een gebrek aan diversiteit. Dat blijkt uit het eindrapport ‘Onderzoeksjournalistiek in Nederland en Vlaanderen anno 2022’. Tijdens haar jaarlijkse conferentie in november
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The Flemish Council for Animal Welfare wants to ban the adoption of dogs from countries such as Romania and Spain. By doing so, the Council hopes to solve the problem of overcrowded shelters. But it is a more nuanced story, as many dogs in shelters also come from Belgian dog dealers. “Distance adoption, based on
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Every year, as the Easter weekend approaches, many families give their children a small rabbit as a present. Although the Flemish government has launched several campaigns to remind people that animals are not gifts, too many people impulsively buy these animals, which may end up in one of the already overcrowded animal shelters. Small rabbits
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Het afgelopen decennium kreeg het welzijn van dieren zowel in België als in Nederland een prominentere plaats in nationale verkiezingsprogramma’s. Dat blijkt uit een studie die het wetenschappelijke tijdschrift ‘Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics’ onlangs publiceerde. Het gaat om de eerste academische analyse van het dierenbeschermingsbeleid in politieke verkiezingsprogramma’s in België en Nederland. Voor
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The Netherlands will ban keeping pets with extreme appearances. These include dogs with short snouts, such as the pug and French bulldog, or cats with folded ears. Although the Dutch government already introduced tighter restrictions in 2019, dogs and cats with extreme features are still being bred and traded illegally. Therefore, in a letter to
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Anyone thinking of Belgium’s National Lottery immediately makes a link with Lotto and other games of chance. But there is more behind this name, namely a museum with a remarkable art collection. To understand the contemporary activities of the National Lottery of Belgium and its museum, we must go back to 1934. That was the
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Manneken Pis is undeniably part of Brussels’ cultural heritage. Along with the Atomium and the Grand-Place, it forms one of the city’s best-known symbols. However, what also makes the statue of the urinating boy so unique is that it has its own wardrobe, which can be admired at the museum Garde Robe Manneken Pis. Manneken
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The Tabloo visitor centre in Dessel has a unique mission: to make people enthusiastic about radioactive waste. Through an exhibition and activities, the centre informs friends and foes alike to ensure that radioactive waste storage is done safely for the next three hundred years. A radioactive waste repository will soon be built near Tabloo. Keeping
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In the northeast of the Flemish province of Antwerp lies the municipality of Mol. Although this name may not ring a bell, here white sand of the purest quality was discovered in the 19th century. Since then, Sibelco has been mining this white gold and has even dedicated a museum to it. Sibelco is a
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The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels is a unique venue in several ways. Not only does the museum have Europe’s most significant dinosaur gallery. It also holds the oldest known mathematical object. In addition, the museum preserves more than 38 million specimens. Only the Natural History Museum in London and the Musée
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