Luc Van Bakel is editor-in-chief and coordinator at VRT NWS.

His team works on disinformation, fact-checking and investigative journalism for radio, television and online, among other things.

He has worked as a journalist for over 20 years, writing for several newspapers and magazines, and has worked as a journalist for VRT since 2015. He was news editor and news reader at Radio 2 Antwerp, led the editorial team of Radio 2 Vlaams-Brabant and Brussels, and created and supervised several radio series and podcasts. In 2022, he spearheaded the radio programme and podcast on disinformation ‘Het uur van de Waarheid’ on Radio1 and VRTMAX.

Luc Van Bakel

Basic information

Name
Luc Van Bakel
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Disinformation, Factchecking & Investigative Journalism
Country
Belgium
City
Deurne
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Supported projects

Russian Spy Ships in the North Sea?

  • Armed conflict
  • Politics
  • Terrorism
  • Security

THE HAGUE - The Ministry of Defence is considering hiring private companies to guard the North Sea because the navy and coastguard do not have enough equipment and personnel. The decision follows research findings on Russian spying activities in the region among others investigated by Pointer KRO-NCRV and VRT NWS in cooperation with six other countries.

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