Metro Crash In Amsterdam

A couple of trains collided just two days ago in an Amsterdam station, which led to 31 people being injured. Radio Netherlands Worldwide reports that out the those injured 10 of them were rushed to the hospital, and so far no one has been pronounced dead due to the incident.

Though there are still investigations taking place, officials in Amsterdam insist that the accident was a result of a chain of incidents. One empty train was left motionless at the station after a separate incident in the station had taken place.

The driver of the second train was unaware of the delay and was unable to stop before impact. As a result of the accident the metro system in Amsterdam was temporarily brought to a halt; while members of the transportation agencies looked into what had happened.

News Agencies

In America, journalist are taught to us the Associated Press style book as a bible to their writing. The book illustrates proper techniques and rules to writing for the public.

The Dutch people have a similar agency that implements what it takes to properly report to the general public. This agency is called the Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (General Netherlands Press Bureau) also known as, ANP.

This Agency was started in 1934, and today provides information to a number of new papers, radio and t.v. programs, Internet sites, and even mobile applications with the goal of being fast, objective, trustworthy, and current.

This agency is located in the media capital city of the Netherlands known as The Hauge and also works with other agencies in different countries such as Germany, France, and Belgium.

And with the growing intrest in the Online world; the cost of services provided by news agencies like ANP will rise as they provide more and more editorial materials that are directly formatted for online use.

Cultural Imperialism in the Netherlands

Cultural Imperialism is seen as a form of domination through ideas (not force). Media is seen as a huge factor in cultural imperialism because the media is responsible for shaping the ideas, opinions, and worldviews of different cultures.

The Netherlands has what can be considered an open attitude toward foreign media, therefore, allowing opportunity for cultural imperialism to infect the country. Although the Netherlands are hardly "dominated" by out side cultures this country is affected by the attempts to dominate media.

In fact, the world press encyclopedia states that "openess" to foreign media takes place on many different levels. Foreign newsprint is made available to the dutch public, as well as access to the internet and the Dutch also assist in setting international standards on mass media that maintain editorial freedom.

This heavy involvement to the world's media shows that the Netherlands is not only effected by cultural imperialism, but are one of the more active forces that drives cultural imperialism.

Welcome to The Netherlands

The Netherlands, also known as Holland, is a European country that shares boarders with Belgium, Germany, and the North Sea.

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, however, the bulk of government activity takes place in The Hague, the 3rd largest city in The Netherlands.

The World Fact Book explains that the Netherlands is home of 572 radio stations (4 AM, 567 FM, 1 shortwave), 342 television broadcast stations (as of 2008), and 12.388 million Internet hosts (9th highest in the world).

Holland is also the 11th most populated country in Europe and 61st in the world, and the official language of the country is Dutch.