National Newspaper Week

Entrepreneurs in Amersfoort are distributing free children's books during Kinderboekenweek, the annual Dutch Children's Book Week. The initiative gives local businesses a role in promoting reading among children. Meanwhile, searches for De Volkskrant, a major Dutch newspaper, have drawn attention in the Netherlands, with readers checking the paper's coverage of current stories.

National Newspaper Week is being marked with reflections on the newspaper industry's longevity. Commentators note that newspapers have endured waves of disruptive media over the past century, from radio and television to the internet and social media, and continue to publish local and national journalism despite shrinking newsrooms and advertising pressures.