Paul van der Steen is an accomplished journalist and owner of Van der Steen Van der Steen & Van der Steen. Since November 2008, Paul has served as a correspondent for Limburg at NRC Handelsblad/nrc.next and has contributed as a freelance journalist to Trouw, Media Groep Limburg, Veen Magazines bv, and Bodosz. Paul has extensive experience with various editorial teams including the regio-editie Sittard and departments focused on international news and arts. In addition, Paul has been a writer for Uitgeverij Balans since 2004. Academically, Paul holds a Doctorate in Letteren from Radboud University and has studied Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, along with other educational qualifications in commercial economics and secondary education.