HEAD OF FOREIGN NEWS, RTL N
IEUWS, THE NETHERLANDS
Brechtje (1970) studied Slavic languages in Amsterdam and lived in Moscow during the turmoil of the early 1990’s. She started working at RTL Nieuws in 1999. In 2003, on the same day the invasion of Iraq started, she became head of the foreign desk.
As Head of Foreign she is responsible for the work of 20 editors, 15 international correspondents and a worldwide network of stringers. Making decisions on where to send reporters, and what international news stories to broadcast, for several platforms: 2 channels (RTL4 and RTLZ), and a growing online presence at www.rtlnieuws.nl & www.rtlz.nl. And how to tell those stories; storytelling has always been her and RTL Nieuws’ focus.
RTL NIEUWS is the biggest independent broadcaster in the Netherlands. It broadcasts national and international news aimed at Dutch viewers. Every day about 1.8 million people watch RTL Nieuws.