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Dutch Middle East correspondent Eduard Cousin leaves NOS

Original: "Het is vrijdagochtend 16 mei 2025 en Eduard Cousin typt: ‘Dag collega’s, ik ga de NOS verlaten.’ Cousin woonde tien jaa

On Friday morning 16 May 2025, journalist Eduard Cousin announced he is leaving Dutch public broadcaster NOS. Cousin lived in Egypt for ten years and wrote extensively on the Middle East, and is reportedly critical of how Dutch journalists have covered the region. Readers are sharing and discussing his departure and his remarks about the quality of Dutch reporting from the Middle East.

Why now: His departure, combined with pointed criticism of Dutch media coverage of the Middle East, is resonating amid ongoing debate about reporting on the region.

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• "Het is vrijdagochtend 16 mei 2025 en Eduard Cousin typt: ‘Dag collega’s, ik ga de NOS verlaten.’ Cousin woonde tien jaar in Egypte en schreef talloze artikelen over het Midden-Oosten. In die tijd zag hij Nederlandse journalisten regelmatig de plank misslaan in hun… · touaregtweet · 5

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