Karel Smouter is deputy editor-in-chief at De Correspondent. Before that he was co-founder of new media venture Butch & Sundance Media and editor-in-chief at opinion magazine De Nieuwe Koers. In 2012 he debuted with his book Eenmaal Oranje, about Dutch football internationals with just one cap. His specialties include constructive journalism, diversity in the newsroom and writing for the web.
Traditional news has tended towards highlighting the negative: what has gone wrong and the problems it causes. But is it possible to have tough, critical journalism that also looks for solutions and...