Trouw is a Dutch daily newspaper. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Trouw is a Dutch word meaning "fidelity" (cognate of the English "trow"). Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Head editor is Frits van Exter and its circulation is estimated at 105,000 copies.
The Trouw was started during World War II by members of the Dutch Protestant resistance. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Dutch Resistance to the Nazi occupation during World War II developed relatively slowly but its counterintelligence domestic sabotage and communications networks The newspaper was published irregularly during the war due to lack of paper. The Nazi occupying forces tried to stop publication by rounding up and imprisoning around twenty of the couriers. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German They issued an ultimatum to the leaders of Trouw; however, the editors did not give in and all of the captured couriers were executed.
In 2004 it changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest In their own words, in 2005, they intended to remain a newspaper, which is rooted in a Christian tradition, and aims to be a source of contemplation and inspiration for everyone, parishioner or not, who feels a need for moral and spiritual orientation[1]. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of
Today, Trouw is considered a high quality newspaper in the Netherlands and is a part of the PCM group, along with NRC Handelsblad and de Volkskrant. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands NRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening Newspaper published in the Netherlands by PCM Uitgevers De Volkskrant (literally "the people's paper" is a national daily Dutch morning Newspaper.
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- ^ Trouw - nieuws, verdieping en gids, paragraph 8, "Trouw", August 18, 2005, downloaded 6-12-08
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