Paulien Bakker

16/11/2024

S**t happens, but there’s always Autumn 🍂.

13/10/2024

Well, it wasn’t completely veganistic but we certainly thought about saving water.

09/10/2024

You know, being an avid cleaner isn't always a good thing :)

Two beer cans were displayed in a Dutch museum. Then they were accidentally thrown out.

04/10/2024

De nieuwste Creatieve Vonk vind je nu op LinkedIn. Met daarin een heleboel tools om in een wereld van informatieovervloed de aandacht te grijpen.

Hoe houd je de aandacht van je publiek vast in een wereld van informatieovervloed? Ik beloofde in de vorige Creatieve Vonk al een overzicht van tools. Vandaag lees je welke tools je kunt inzetten als je nog bezig bent met je research.

29/09/2024

“They were at it for at least an hour. I can show you on my phone, it’s the time I was awake. See! She was screaming all that time. She’s just been watching too much p**n. And she’s clearly over compensating.”
We’re looking around for the couple. They could be any age. “It must be them. They look tired. And see, he’s much better looking than her. That’s why she’s trying so hard.” “Yes and they’re late for breakfast, they found it hard to get out of bed.” He walks by. “See, he’s much better looking. She has a double chin.” She walks by. We look at her double chin. We look at her belly - at least seven months. We look at each other. “Well, I thought you made a very convincing argument.”
Don’t you just love great storytelling?

27/09/2024

Transformation is the topic of our trip. My dear friend Miranda says: “You don’t have walking shoes? But those are essential for women of our age.” Suddenly I realize that transformation can mean many things. Where optimism meets realism…

24/09/2024

Bregje Bleeker stelt: “Het grote publiek denkt bij het woord crimineel aan een ongeschoren boef die met pistolen zwaait, en niet aan een man in een net pak. Mensen willen het gevoel hebben dat ze goed en kwaad van elkaar kunnen scheiden, dat zij goed zijn en zo’n boef fout. Het idee dat sommige criminelen erg op ons lijken en gewoon naast ons wonen, is zo bedreigend dat we liever de andere kant op kijken.” Sterk verwoord en een belangrijk onderwerp!

20/09/2024

Nu op mijn website en op LinkedIn: mijn nieuwe blog. Hoe houd je de aandacht van je publiek vast?

Mooi woord is dat eigenlijk, nieuws-gierig. Ik heb het even aan de taalexpert – oké een taalexpert – voorgelegd, taaljournalist Gaston Dorren.

14/09/2024

“Criminaliteit voor ons soort mensen” is een aanrader voor iedereen met criminele ambities - en zonder natuurlijk ook.

06/09/2024

This is an important but not necessarily sexy topic, yet brought in a great way. Well, and I loved the ending of course.

Allan Lichtman’s method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.

30/08/2024

Hard worker

28/08/2024

Summer in the city 💃🥂

11/08/2024

Skûtsjesilen in Friesland - and what a beautiful weather!

07/08/2024

Some stories need few words 🌻😉

28/07/2024

Crash course on understanding the people of Nice. ‘The conservative people feel their way of living is under threat if progressive people will get their way.’
‘How do you mean threatened?’
‘They see it as an attack on their world.’
‘Now I’m confused. I thought people on the right want as little government as possible; that people should just take care of themselves. Than what do they care about what people do with their lives?’
‘Paulien, that’s old fashion right. Extreme right is not about that. It’s about protecting Christian values.’

28/07/2024

‘Gay rights, women rights – the conservative people feel threatened by that. You do know that right?’

We were looking at an exhibition on women photographed by a woman (Bettina Rheims; https://www.institut-photo.com/event/bettina-rheims/).

‘What do you mean, threatened? It’s just that person’s decision.’
‘But the conservative people feel their way of living is under threat if progressive people will get their way.’
‘How do you mean threatened?’
‘They see it as an attack on their world.’
‘Now I’m confused. I thought people on the right want as little government as possible; that people should just take care of themselves. Than what do they care about what people do with their lives?’
‘Paulien, that’s old fashion right. Extreme right is not about that. It’s about protecting Christian values.’
‘Ah, you mean it’s like conservative Islam but without the religion?’

So I learned that many people in Nice actually vote the extreme right (‘Why? They have everything and they don’t want to share?’ ‘No, they feel their old ways of living are under threat.’) That there is actually no need for a discussion, because I’m a journalist so I’m part of the system/the government anyway. And, well basically, I learned that I had totally misunderstood the concept of extreme right, which, I guess, in a way proves that I’m a journalist.

There was just one thing we disagreed on. I opted that the extreme right in the Netherlands isn’t fueled so much by religion but by nostalgia. My discussion partners (all 3 of them) insist it is religion – as it is all over the world.

24/07/2024

19/07/2024

Ah it’s time to relax…