Is Common Sense an insert from your regional newspaper?

Maybe it has already fallen on your mat; the leaf Common sense, made by opponents of the Dutch corona policy. For some people this magazine is delivered together with the regional newspaper. Does this mean that Common sense is an attachment of the regional newspaper?

No attachment

It is often talked about on social media Common sense. People wonder how they got this magazine and why it is suddenly on the doorstep together with the regional newspaper. This is pure coincidence, says a spokesperson for DPG Media, the publisher of Brabants Dagblad, De Gelderlander, The Stentor, Eindhovens Dagblad in BN and De Stem. “This is absolutely not an attachment of ours,” said the spokesman. He says that simply attaching sheets that the subscribers have not asked for is unlawful.

Not for the first time

Incidentally, it is not the first time that such magazines accidentally hit the mat with the regional newspapers of DPG Media. “We have also had questions in the past from readers who wondered why a Russian propaganda magazine was delivered at about the same time as the newspaper.”

Not even in Limburg

Also a spokesperson for daily newspaper The Limburger let know that Common sense is not an attachment to their newspaper. Earlier in October 2020, Paul Smulders, Member of Parliament of Groenlinks, twittered that he Common sense has received together with The Limburger, creating the image that this belongs to the newspaper. That is not the case and now Smulders has also had contact with the editor-in-chief of the newspaper and apologized, as can be read on Twitter. The spokesperson emphasizes that Common sense not even by the delivery person The Limburger is done through the letterbox.

Newspapers in North Holland

If you Common sense together with the regional newspaper, this is therefore pure coincidence. Even if your newspaper is published by Mediahuis Nederland. This includes the Haarlems Dagblad and the Noord-Hollands Dagblad below. Reports on social media show this in some municipalities Common sense approximately simultaneously with it Noord-Hollands Dagblad is delivered, but this is not because it is part of the newspaper. The editor-in-chief of the newspaper tells this website.

(Bron: DPG Media, Twitter, Facebook)

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