Rik Wassens
Data- En Onderzoeksjournalist
North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRik Wassens is a data and investigative journalist with a decade of experience at NRC, combining rigorous reporting on digital topics—hacking, intelligence services, hosting and privacy—with strong data skills and a passion for programming. He progressed through a two-year traineeship into senior datajournalist roles, bringing newsroom discipline to long-form investigations and data-driven stories. Trained in Data Journalism and Human Aspects of Information Technology at Tilburg University, he blends technical understanding with clear, audience-focused storytelling. Beyond reporting, he has steered student communications and digital projects, having led initiatives at Study Association Flow and written for Univers, which reflects an early knack for translating complex topics into accessible formats. Based in North Holland, Rik pairs newsroom curiosity with hands-on data tooling to uncover stories that live at the intersection of technology, policy and society.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Communication and Information Sciences, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Communication and Information Sciences at Universiteit van TilburgGymnasium, Gymnasium at Maaswaal College
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (3)
facebook3
crawler3
crawling2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
rikwashere/Facebook-Ads-Engine
Sep 2019 - Feb 2021
Contributions:11 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
rikwashere/Twitter-tools
Dec 2017 - Oct 2018
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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