My books
I have written or edited twelve books, most of them in the Dutch language. To give an idea what they are about, I will give the titles with a translation in English and a very short summary. If you are interested I can give a more extended English summary on request. I will give the titles in a chronological order, the most recent book first.
Huub Wijfjes & Bas de Jong
The Editor in Chief. About enterprising leadership in Journalism
Dieman: AMB Press 2011
293 pag.; ISBN 9789079700387
This book is the result of research with students. It is the first study of leadership in journalism faced with the challenges of the 21st century: new technology, new publics, new business models, new journalism culture. It contains 20 portraits of Dutch Editors in Chief in newspapers, in broadcasting and in new media; each giving his own strategy for the future. Plus reflections on the topics mentioned. Included is a study into the question why so few women are leaders in journalism.
Huub Wijfjes
VARA, biography of a broadcasting association
Amsterdam: Boom Publishers 2009
640 pag.; ISBN 978-90-850-6654-5
This book is the result of a few years research into the history of one of the Dutch broadcasting associations VARA, founded in 1925 and still leading in public service broadcasting. The book is part of a mutimedia project; the other part is a website full of historical texts and historical footage related to Dutch public broadcasting.
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Huub Wijfjes and Gerrit Voerman (eds.)
Mediatization of Politics in History
Leuven: Peeters 2009
265 pag.; ISBN 978-90-429-2205-1
Huub Wijfjes,
Journalistiek in Nederland. Beroep, cultuur en organisatie 1850-2000
620 pag.
ISBN 90-5352-949-7
Journalism in The Netherlands, Profession, culture and organization 1850-2000. This is the result of a few years of intensive historical research and offers a detailed overview of the history of Dutch journalism.
Jo Bardoel, Chris Vos, Frank van Vree en Huub Wijfjes (eds.)
Journalistieke cultuur in Nederland
510 pag.
ISBN 90-5356-528-0
Journalism Culture in The Netherlands.
Contains 25 essays on Dutch journalism and its relation to technology, politics and society.
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Huub Wijfjes
Het Stanislas.
School- en jeugdcultuur op een katholiek college te Delft 1948-1998
154 pag.
ISBN 90-804516-1-4
Stanislas High School. Education and youth Culture on a catholic High School in Delft between 1948 and 1998.
This is a history of the school where I received my first training. It is based on primary sources an places the history in a broad context of Dutch and catholic ideas about education and youth culture.
H.B.M. Wijfjes, J.C.H. Blom en J. Wieten (eds.)
Van geloof, hoop en liefde.
Vijftig jaar interkerkelijke omroep in Nederland 1946-1996
360 pag.
ISBN 90-242-7988-7
About belief, hope and love. Fifty years of religious broadcasting in The Netherlands between 1946 and 1996.
This book was written about a broadcasting society with strong institutional links to the protestant churches.
H.B.M. Wijfjes en J.C.H. Blom
Mediageschiedenis: kansen en perspectieven.
Eindrapport van de Commissie Bevordering Mediahistorisch Onderzoek (CBMO) van de Sociaal-Wetenschappelijke Raad
129 pag.
ISBN 90-6984-128-2
Media History: chances and perspectives.
This is the final report of an official scientific committee dedicated to the promotion of mediahistorical research. I was the secretary of this committee. The report is dedicated to the historiography of several media and the problem of access to media sources for historians.
Huub Wijfjes (ed.)
Omroep in Nederland.
Vijfenzeventig jaar medium en maatschappij, 1919-1994
400 pag.
ISBN 90-400-9708-9
Broadcasting in The Netherlands. 75 Years audiovisual media and society 1919-1994.
This book contains 10 extensive chapters on Dutch Broadcasting History, especially about the programs that were produced. I developed the book, edited it and was author of two chapters: one about early radio, the other about sport programs. The book is broadly seen as the most important handbook on this topic.
Huub Wijfjes en J.H.J. van den Heuvel (eds.)
De omroep een zorg.
De toekomst van de publieke Nederlandse omroep in Europa
168 pag.
ISBN 90-718-9429-0
Caring about broadcasting. The future of Dutch broadcasting in Europe.
This book contains more than 15 essays on broadcasting policy.
Huub Wijfjes
Radio onder restrictie.
Overheidsbemoeiing met radioprogramma's 1919-1941.
386 pag.
ISBN 90-6861-021-x
Radio under restriction. Government censorship on radio programms between 1919 and 1941.
This is my academic thesis. It is the fruit of extensive research of primary sources.
Huub Wijfjes
Hallo! Hier Hilversum.
Driekwart eeuw radio en televisie
Fibula/Van Dishoeck: Weesp 1985
119 pag.
ISBN 90-228-3375-5
Hi listeners, here's Hilversum. 75 Years of Dutch radio and television.
This is a short introduction on Dutch Broadcasting History. Hilversum is a town, twenty miles east of Amsterdam, where all Dutch broadcasting is produced.