Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Entertainment
Hiske Versprille
investigative reporting
Piet de Leeuw
steakhouse
Tegel award
Sunday, 30 March 2014 - 04:31
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Parool staffer wins award for horse meat investigation

Parool staffer Hiske Versprille won the prestigious 'Tegel' reporter award in the category 'Investigation.' Versprille wrote a series of articles, exposing the famous steakhouse, Piet de Leeuw, for selling horse meat as beef steak. The jury commends the reporter for the way she presents urban news with a national flair.

The lighthearted tone in which she presents her articles nicely contrasts with her vigilance. In the end the owner of the steakhouse owned up to his practices without being crucified, and horse meat is now very popular in Amsterdam; restaurants even advertise it. Versprille is modest about her trophies and was surprised she won the award, since she thought her news only small compared to the articles the other two candidates wrote.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Self-proclaimed Salafist police sows fear and division within Dutch mosques
  • Rutte lashes out at left wing parties in election campaign interview
  • Netherlands and the US agree on export restriction of ASML chip machines
  • Extinction Rebellion expects 1200 participants to blockade A12 near The Hague
  • Municipalities aren’t doing enough to fight discrimination, MP’s say
  • Eneco is significantly lowering energy rates, but still above the price ceiling

Top stories

  • Rutte lashes out at left wing parties in election campaign interview
  • Netherlands and the US agree on export restriction of ASML chip machines
  • Extinction Rebellion expects 1200 participants to blockade A12 near The Hague
  • Eneco is significantly lowering energy rates, but still above the price ceiling
  • Millions of computer chips from Dutch manufacturers wound up in Russia: Report
  • High energy bills made life very difficult for 600,000 households in 2022

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content