Angela de Jong | |
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 Angela de Jong in 2018 | |
| Born | 27 February 1976 Gouda, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television critic |
Angela de Jong (born 27 February 1976) is a Dutch journalist, television critic and columnist. [1] She is known for her columns for the newspaper Algemeen Dagblad . [2] [3]
De Jong studied Literature, Film and Television Cultures at the Utrecht University, and studied journalism at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. [2] [4] She then went on to be correspondent for a local newspaper, Rotterdams Dagblad . [4] [5] [6] De Jong has worked for her current employer, Algemeen Dagblad (AD), since 2005. [6] In 2010, she started as a television critic, writing columns about current television affairs for that newspaper. [6] She is often invited to talkshows, such as De Wereld Draait Door , Jinek, and RTL Boulevard . [2] [7]
In the summer of 2017, De Jong was a participant in the quiz show De Slimste Mens . [8] [9] She placed first, and went on to win in the final episode, making her the first female winner since the show moved to the channel NPO 2. [8] She appeared in a 2018 episode of the television show Dit was het nieuws . [10] In 2019, she was named 'Most influential woman in media' by feminist monthly magazine, Opzij . [11] In the same year, she also appeared in the DeMedia100, a list of most influential people in Dutch media. [12]
In 2024, she published her columns for AD in a book titled Angela kijkt tv. [13] [14] In the same year, she performed as drag queen Ivana Say Something in the drag queen show Make Up Your Mind. [15] [16] As of June 2025 [update] , she is scheduled to write columns for Algemeen Dagblad about a broader range of topics rather than only television, starting in September 2025. [3]
De Jong was a jury member for multiple editions of the Ere Zilveren Nipkowschijf, an award given to people or shows that have made a contribution to Dutch television. [17] [18] She was also a jury member for multiple editions of the Media Oeuvre Award (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025). [19] [20] [21] De Jong was a jury member for the 2023 Sonja Barend Award. [22] [23]
De Jong grew up in Ouderkerk aan den IJssel. [2]