De Groene Amsterdammer is an independent Dutch weekly news magazine published in Amsterdam since 1877.
History and profile De Groene Amsterdammer was founded in 1877, Martin van Amerongen was the editor-in-chief from 1984 to 1997 and then again from 1999 to 2002.
De Groene Amsterdammer making it one of the oldest Dutch news magazines still in existence. The magazine started under the name De Amsterdammer, meaning "someone (or something) from Amsterdam". In its early days green ink was used, later causing the word groene (green) to be added to its name when a second newspaper in Amsterdam was published under the same name De Amsterdammer. The name De Groene Amsterdammer became official in 1925. As its title implies the weekly is based in Amsterdam. During the German occupation between 1940 and 1945, the magazine ceased to exist.
Over the course of time the magazine manifested itself in Dutch media with a wide range of subjects being published about, varying from philosophy, politics and literature to the liberal arts. De Groene Amsterdammer, unlike its name suggests, shows a keen interest in international subjects, with a network of freelance correspondents in various countries over the world.
The weekly magazine is generally considered to be intellectually left-wing and progressive. As of 2022, it has a circulation of 27,904.
Notable editors
Anil Ramdas Anna Blaman Dirk Bezemer Fred Mulders Frederik van Eeden Geert Mak Henk Hofland Loe de Jong Martin van Amerongen Simon Carmiggelt Theodor Holman
Previous editors-in-chief
Until the Second World War After the Second World War Johannes de Koo 1877–1894 Rients Dijkstra 1945–1970 no editor-in-chief 1894–1897 no editor-in-chief 1970–1985 Johannes de Koo 1897–1907 Martin van Amerongen 1985–1997 Henri Pierre Leonard Wiessing 1907–1914 Gerard van Westerloo 1997–1998 Joost Adriaan van Hamel 1914–1920 Martin van Amerongen 1999–2002 Gerhard Wilhelm Kernkamp 1920–1929 Hubert Smeets 2003–2007 A.C. Josephus Jitta 1929–1936 Xandra Schutte 2008– no editor-in-chief 1936–1940 zeitweise Einstellung 1940–1945
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