This is a special Donald Duck edition for children with dyslexia and all other children with reading difficulties. Starting in 2023, Easy Reading editions will be published four times a year instead of just once. “We do this simply because we believe it’s important for society,” says Donald Duck editor-in-chief Ferdi Felderhof.

The news is for everyone. But how do you ensure that all your readers understand your articles without talking down to them? “The good news is: you can,” says NU.nl editor-in-chief Gert-Jaap Hoekman. “By swapping out some commas for full stops. By listening more, so you hear questions you forget to ask yourself. But mostly by asking yourself: how would I tell this story to my friends or family?” As a result, NU.nl’s comprehensibility has increased by 6 percentage points over the past year. 

DPG Media has signed a strategic partnership with Stichting CPNB, which promotes Dutch-language literature and organises the annual Children’s Book Week and the Children’s Jury. Together, they will embark on a joint mission to help more children experience the joys of reading. Erik Roddenhof, CEO of DPG Media: “With this collaboration, we want to get kids reading and encourage parents and grandparents to read to their children. That’s where our media titles can play a hugely important role.”