After the Second World War, a large group of journalists were tapped and followed by the Dutch secret service, the BVD. Editor Bart Funnekotter delved into the archive and discovered that entire editorial offices were tapped. But he also saw that journalists worked as moles. And that history may give us insight into how the Secret Service operates today.
Also read the piece by Bart Funnekotter and Joep Dohmen: The secret service BVD added a comment to ‘suspicious journalists’: ‘Fierce left-wing sympathies’
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- Guest:
- Bart Funnekotter
- Presentation:
- Gabriella Ader
- Editorial:
- Nina van Hattum & Ruben Pest
- Edit:
- Bass van Win
- coordination:
- Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
- Photo:
- Bert Verhoeff / ANP