Opinio
Encyclopedia
Opinio was a Dutch
weekly magazine, first appearing on January 18, 2007. The magazine ceased operations and declared bankruptcy on June 3 2008. The number of subscribers at that point were 5000, which was not economically sustainable.
The magazine was an initiative of former Trouw
editor Jaffe Vink. It appeared in tabloid format (16 pages), and was printed on pink paper. It did not contain any advertisements, nor pictures or editorial cartoons.
Opinio was largely funded by IT-entrepreneur Roel Pieper
. Among its many contributors were Ayaan Hirsi Ali
, Paul Cliteur, Afshin Ellian, Derk Jan Eppink
and Bart Jan Spruyt
and Douglas Murray
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
weekly magazine, first appearing on January 18, 2007. The magazine ceased operations and declared bankruptcy on June 3 2008. The number of subscribers at that point were 5000, which was not economically sustainable.
The magazine was an initiative of former Trouw
Trouw
Trouw is a Dutch daily newspaper. "Trouw" is a Dutch word meaning "fidelity", "loyalty", or "allegiance", and is cognate with the English adjective "true"...
editor Jaffe Vink. It appeared in tabloid format (16 pages), and was printed on pink paper. It did not contain any advertisements, nor pictures or editorial cartoons.
Opinio was largely funded by IT-entrepreneur Roel Pieper
Roel Pieper
-Early life and education:Pieper was born in Vlaardingen, son of an engineer at a car manufacturer. His father died when Pieper was 20, and on his 18th birthday he suffered a motoring accident which destroyed his sporting career as a player of the Juventus Schiedam basketball team. According to...
. Among its many contributors were Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Magan Ali is a Somali-Dutch feminist and atheist activist, writer, politician who strongly opposes circumcision and female genital cutting. She is the daughter of the Somali politician and opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse and is a founder of the women's rights organisation the AHA...
, Paul Cliteur, Afshin Ellian, Derk Jan Eppink
Derk Jan Eppink
Derk Jan Eppink is a Dutch journalist, politician in Belgium, and former cabinet secretary for European Commissioners Bolkestein and Kallas . In 2009, he was elected to the European Parliament for List Dedecker and sits on the European Conservatives and Reformists Group Executive.Eppink was...
and Bart Jan Spruyt
Bart Jan Spruyt
Dr. Bastian Jan Spruyt is a Dutch historian, journalist and conservative writer.-Academic background:...
and Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray (author)
Douglas Murray is a British writer and commentator who was the director of the Centre for Social Cohesion from 2007 until 2011 and is currently an associate director of the Henry Jackson Society. Murray appears regularly in the British broadcast media, commentating on issues from a conservative...
.