Merel Ek, political reporter for Hart van Nederland, gets the full blast after her performance yesterday in Today Inside. She arouses annoyance with Story boss Guido den Aantrekker.
Merel Ek and Sam Hagens, the political reporters of Hart van Nederland, regularly sit on a stool in the Today Inside studio. They then participate in discussions about political topics. Yesterday it was Merel’s turn. She clashed with Johan Derksen when it was about politician Esther Ouwehand.
terrible bitch
Johan thinks Esther is a horrible person. “I think she’s such a terrible woman. It’s something every time. Now she was screaming again that Wopke had to leave…”
Merel interrupting: “Well, screeching… Yes, no, yes, huh.”
Johan: “Yes, it’s always those diatribes. Yes, I choose my own words here, I don’t need you for that, do I?”
Merel: “No, that’s allowed, but I nuance it a bit, because it wasn’t screaming.”
Johan: “You don’t have to nuance me, because I have my own opinion about what I see. I thought she was giving a hysterical diatribe.”
‘Keep your opinion to yourself’
Story boss Guido den Aantrekker was at home on the couch annoyed with Merel. “Perhaps that Merel should not embroider her own opinion as a Binnenhof reporter in Today Inside. You’re there for the SBS 6 viewer, not for the Nieuwsuur audience,” he sneered on Twitter.
One Ralph then: “So Johan can say anything, but Merel is not allowed to give her opinion?”
Guido: “In my opinion, she is there primarily for clarification, not necessarily for her own opinion. As far as I’m concerned, with a Binnenhof journo it remains in the private sphere. Derksen has a different role in the show.”
Own profiling
One Passenger agrees with Guido. “Well, I really want to show that she’s not from the street. SBS is a stepping stone to NPO.”
Guido: “So that. Many TV people are more concerned with their own profiling than with the people for whom they are there. Large audiences are increasingly being ignored by countless media.”
One Arnold: “Give me that Sam…”
Guido: “Yes, it’s great.”
counteract
Marnix does think it’s good that Merel offers up against Johan. “Sure, dude, did you see how Johan foamed at his mouth?”
Guido: “Rightly.”