Pointer 2024 (2024)

De giftige lobby: de macht van chemiebedrijven
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January 11, 2024 • 25m

Pointer investigates the power of the Brussels pesticide lobby. More and more scientists are concerned about the relationship betw...Read more

De gehandicaptenzorg moet anders, maar hoe?
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January 18, 2024 • 25m

Where should people who are dependent on someone else 24 hours a day focus? There is limited space in large healthcare institution...Read more

Fillers bij de schoonheidsspecialist: mag niet, gebeurt wel
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January 25, 2024 • 25m

You can have fillers injected into your face to fill in lines and folds, or, for example, to give your lips more volume. More and ...Read more

Overlast van houtrook
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February 1, 2024 • 30m

In winter, many people like to light a crackling fire. Cozy right? But wood smoke regularly causes nuisance and can cause health p...Read more

Huurders in de kou
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February 8, 2024 • 26m

Thousands of tenants are stuck this winter. Their houses are poorly insulated, sometimes with only single glazing in the windows, ...Read more

Lawaai op de werkvloer
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February 15, 2024 • 25m

About 900,000 people are exposed to harmful noise during their work. And that can, for example, lead to a ringing in your ear, hyp...Read more

Hoogwater
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February 22, 2024 • 25m

Flooded streets and underwater basements: flooding is becoming increasingly common in large parts of the Netherlands. For example,...Read more

Mensenhandel en seksuele uitbuiting
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February 29, 2024 • 25m

There are at least 45,000 advertisements online luring Eastern European sex workers abroad, including the Netherlands. What exactl...Read more

Maken de vele ongezonde reclames ons dik en ziek?
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March 7, 2024 • 25m

We receive tens of thousands of food advertisements every year: KFC as a Christmas meal on TV, Snickers bars in online videos and ...Read more

Onder de Waddenzee ligt een pot met goud verstopt
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March 14, 2024 • 25m

Will the gas drill go into the bottom of the Wadden Sea one more time? The Dutch Petroleum Company submitted a permit application ...Read more

Buitenspelen in de knel
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March 21, 2024 • 25m

The outdoor play space of Dutch children is under pressure. At a time when we have to build many new homes and land is scarce, pla...Read more

Onrust onder toeslagenslachtoffers
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March 28, 2024 • 25m

A special scheme should help those affected by the benefits affair to make a new start. But those who turn to the municipality for...Read more

Huurders in de knel
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April 4, 2024 • 26m

High rent while your house is full of mold and vermin. Young tenants are often the victims of the overstressed rental market. The ...Read more

Vliegtuigherrie
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April 11, 2024 • 25m

More than 700 planes overhead in one day. Winnie de Wit from Assendelft has been fighting for years to reduce the number of flight...Read more

Geluidsoverlast straaljagers
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April 18, 2024 • 25m

Due to the military threat, Defense wants to fly more fighter jets over the Netherlands. There is a good chance that more fighter ...Read more

Greenwashing door gasbedrijven
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April 25, 2024 • 25m

There is a good chance that you pay for CO2 compensation through your gas contract. Gas suppliers would have you believe that 'gre...Read more

Online haatzaaien, wat doet het met ons?
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May 2, 2024 • 25m

Anyone who follows the Radio Genoa account on X (Twitter) is inundated with videos of black people committing violence or behaving...Read more

Straatintimidatie te lijf
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May 9, 2024 • 25m

Hissing, sexually explicit comments and annoying chasing: many women suffer from street harassment. We investigated where women fe...Read more

Hoe luid mag je buitenspelen?
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May 16, 2024 • 25m

Playing outside is perhaps more important than ever, especially now that children spend hours in front of a screen every day. But ...Read more

Boerendilemma: geld of de grutto?
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May 23, 2024 • 25m

The young farmer Burchart (25) is having a hard time. He does his best to save disappearing meadow birds, such as the godwit. But ...Read more

Tot de schijt ons doodt
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May 30, 2024 • 26m

Where do you put ten billion liters of manure? In the Netherlands we are suddenly faced with a surplus of 300,000 tankers full of ...Read more

Dementiezorg: vrijheid versus veiligheid
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June 6, 2024 • 26m

Since the Care and Coercion Act came into effect in 2020, as little 'involuntary care' may be provided in dementia care. This also...Read more

Het PFAS-probleem
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June 13, 2024 • 25m

At the beginning of this year, one of the largest PFAS contaminations in the Netherlands was found in the water of the Jelsumervaa...Read more

Kun je me even ophalen van het station?
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June 20, 2024 • 26m

Who is responsible for the safety of women on public transport? We asked more than 7,000 women where they feel unsafe and en masse...Read more

Worden zij-instromers in het onderwijs weggejaagd?
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September 5, 2024 • 25m

At the start of a new school year, many schools are uncertain whether there will be a teacher for every class. Every little bit he...Read more

Eigen schuld, dikke bult?
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September 12, 2024 • 25m

Many young people still end up in debt. Experts point to the increasing number of digital temptations lurking for young people, su...Read more

Moeten we jongeren smartphonevrij opvoeden?
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September 19, 2024 • 26m

Are smartphones indispensable in the lives of young people? Or would they be better off without it? The mental health of young peo...Read more

Is ons land wel voorbereid op Russische dreiging?
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September 26, 2024 • 26m

Heavily armed soldiers from the Russian army sail through our waters. They keep a close eye on NATO countries on board research sh...Read more

Zorgcowboys
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October 3, 2024 • 25m

Helping 1 million elderly people grow old happily, that was the mission of healthcare organization Zorg van Toen. If you are bankr...Read more

Misleidende webshops
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October 10, 2024 • 26m

How do you prevent online scams? We all do it: online shopping. But it also often goes wrong. For example, you think you are order...Read more

Jong en geen thuis
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October 17, 2024 • 24m

More and more young people in the Netherlands are homeless. Vulnerable young people without a social network are often alone from ...Read more

Ik mag niet kleiner wonen
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October 24, 2024 • 26m

Tenants in social housing are stuck. Often they can only move by exchanging homes. A senior who lives too large and wants a smalle...Read more

Iedereen samen naar school: een illusie?
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October 31, 2024 • 25m

By 2035, everyone must attend a regular school in his or her own neighborhood, including children who need extra support or care. ...Read more

Arbeidsongeschikt en in de knel
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November 7, 2024 • 25m

Since Ben was the victim of a serious motorcycle accident four years ago, he has been at loggerheads with the UWV. According to th...Read more

Gedwongen opsluiting in de ggz
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November 14, 2024 • 25m

In 2016, twelve of the largest mental health institutions entered into an agreement to stop seclusion, the forced solitary confine...Read more

Zorgcowboys nog steeds actief
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November 21, 2024 • 26m

Dubious healthcare companies still seem to be able to easily get away with abusing healthcare funds. Five years ago, Pointer journ...Read more

Gedupeerden Twents kanaaldrama zijn op
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November 28, 2024 • 25m

The Twente canal Almelo-De Haandrik had to be prepared for larger shipping traffic. But after the work was completed in 2016, resi...Read more

Vergeten veteranen
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December 5, 2024 • 25m

Hundreds of soldiers who have been on missions come home with mental trauma. Not only do they have to deal with this themselves, b...Read more

Conflict om de lelieteelt
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December 12, 2024 • 25m

Residents living near lily fields are concerned. Many pesticides are used in lily cultivation. These can pose health risks. Over t...Read more

De verloren thuiszitter
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December 19, 2024 • 25m

Sick students who are at home for a long time, receive little or no education and over whom compulsory education officials have no...Read more