"Herman van der Zandt Reveals Surprising Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of NOS Journaal: Regrets Shared!"

According to Herman, the NOS Journaal sometimes struggles with appropriate images for a topic. When it comes to poverty, for example. “Someone who looks in their wallet and there’s nothing in it, that’s weird too.” And there are more subjects for which it’s difficult to find the right images, says the presenter. editorial NOS magazine he came up with a creative solution that requires some acting, it appears.

“For example, with the flu, if there is a flu epidemic in the Netherlands. You just have to pay attention and I may be taking a look at the meat, but the same patient is always in the picture. Next to a cupboard completely full of dirty stuff. And that’s an editor.”

The presenter explains that it is difficult to find someone with the flu, for example, who wants to be filmed for television. That is why an editor has joined the NOS magazine suitable for this purpose. Herman wants to stress that this doesn’t happen with every subject: “So when you see images of war, it’s not somebody… it’s not the editor.”

When Herman notes that this revelation has already caused some hilarity in Dit Was Het Nieuws, he says: “I regret saying it already.”

Will Anna Gimbrère also be Herman’s partner on TV? You can hear more about this in the episode of The BLVD Podcast below.