Who are you?
My name is Bas van Brecht, freelance journalist and correspondent for various Dutch news media, including De Telegraaf and RTL Boulevard.
Stories have been my great passion since I was young. I could barely walk, or already found myself publishing my own neighbourhood newspaper. The urge to tell stories never disappeared after that.
I am currently doing this with Sweden as my home base. From Stockholm I bring stories from the far north to the Netherlands. I do this for various national print, TV and online media titles.
Looking for a great story?
Send me a messagewatch my portfolio or read more about my story.
What I do as a freelance journalist.
I tell stories in all shapes and sizes. I started my own video production company during my journalism studies in Utrecht. I told more than a thousand stories in video form for government organizations, companies and media parties.
After my move to Sweden in 2020, I now also bring many stories about the far north to the Netherlands. I do this, among other things, as the regular Scandinavia correspondent for the biggest newspaper in The Netherlands: De Telegraaf.
Whether it's a video, podcast or written story, you can contact me.
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Check out below, a couple of my stories.
What I can make for you.
Here you will find some of the content and story formats that I can create for you. Below this list you will find my portfolio with various articles and videos.
A quick report of an important event? Feel free to contact me. I work quickly and accurately and can write the message in any desired style and tone and for any subject.
Main areas of expertise:
Nordic countries, film and TV, sports, culture and literature, human interest.
Are you looking for a deep dive into the latest developments? Or a comprehensive report? I like to immerse myself into a subject and wrap it up in a great story.
For example, I wrote for De Telegraaf about the biggest lawsuit in Swedish historycreated a reportage about the moving city Kiruna and about the consequences of Sweden entering NATO. You can see some of these background stories under my work on this page.
Main areas of expertise:
Nordic countries, film and TV, sports, culture and literature, human interest.
Curious about my view of the world? I like to write about my life as a Dutch person in Sweden, about my passion for stories in films, series and books and everything else that concerns me.
I do this, among other things, as a regular columnist for De Telegraaf. There I wrote, for example, about the the Oscar win for Hoyte van Hoytema, the Swedish obsession with Eurovision and the midsummercelebration.
You can read some of my columns further down this page under my work.
Main areas of interest:
Nordic countries, film and TV, sports, culture and literature, human interest.
From my home studio I record podcasts about news, books, film and television. I make contact with guests and interview them on the air or provide solo commentary on important developments in various news areas.
I can supply the audio file separately or I can also take care of the publishing and maintenance of the podcast channel.
Looking for someone who can create an article or video in interview? Please do not hesitate to contact me. Interviewing is one of my greatest passions within the journalistic genre. I like to create a positive atmosphere in my conversations, with an edge where necessary.
For my work as a Scandinavia correspondent, for example, I developed an interview article with the Icelandic prime-minister about her author debut and with the Swedish crime reporter Diamant Salihu about the gang war in Sweden. Check out my work further down this page.
Main areas of interest:
Nordic countries, film and TV, sports, culture and literature, human interest.
In short videos I highlight a specific event or development. I do this from my home studio or on location in Scandinavia.
For example, I spoke for Dutch national channel SBS6 news program Good News Today about, among other things, the first European satellite launch, a Swedish happiness professor and a delivery robot. Watch some of these videos under my work on this page.
Main areas of interest:
Nordic countries, film and TV, sports, culture and literature, human interest.
I like to go out with my camera to delve deeper into a subject for a video report. I can provide individual images and interviews or a fully edited video report.
For example, I developed for Dutch national newspaper Algemeen Dagblad a videoreportage about Swedish football legend Ove Kindvall. I made well-viewed reports about it for my own channel Nordic Dutchman about the Dutch history of Göteborg, the massive shelter network in Finland and a Dutch tulip-grower in the North of Sweden..
Check out my work further down this page.
As a content specialist, I am used to developing content in different formats. From written article to YouTube, TikTok or Instagram post? I am aware of all the needs and requirements of each of these channels.
I can provide you with the posts separately or take care of the publishing and even the maintenance of your social media channels.
What I create as a freelance journalist.
Check out a selection of my written and video work below:
Feature pieces
Interviews.
Columns.
Newsreports
Videoblogs.
Voor SBS6 nieuwsprogramma ‘Goed Nieuws Vandaag’ leverde ik in het najaar van 2023 wekelijks een videoblog vanuit Zweden. Elke keer stond een onderwerp met een positieve invalshoek centraal. Ook ben ik regelmatig te zien in het programma RTL Boulevard als correspondent Scandinavië.
Bekijk hieronder enkele van mijn bijdrages.
Videoreportages.
On my own YouTube channel Nordic Dutchman I regularly publish reports about Scandinavia. Below you can see some of the reports I made. All productions were shot camjo and edited by myself. - put on subtitles for English -
Your story.
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