Beenen spent 28 years at the Eindhovens Dagblad and its parent company DPG Media (formerly VNU and Wegener). During that time, she held a variety of roles, including reporter, copy editor, and online journalist. She also gained management experience as Head of Online South, overseeing the joint digital newsroom of Brabant’s three regional newspapers.

In recent years, she worked as a team leader and editorial analyst, using audience data to translate readers’ behavior into editorial recommendations for newsrooms and editors-in-chief.

On the agenda

TU/e University Secretary Eric van der Geer-Rutten-Rijswijk is pleased with the appointment: “Carin Beenen has a very extensive and diverse background in journalism and possesses the right qualities to lead an editorial team within the complex context of the university. We look forward to working with Carin and wish her every success.”

Beenen herself praises Cursor’s strong foundation, from which she, together with the editorial team, “wants to continue building a news platform that not only reports the news but also puts important topics on the agenda, follows key developments over time, and creates greater impact through in-depth coverage, dossiers, and both new and existing journalistic formats.”

All audiences

The new editor-in-chief also wants to ensure that different perspectives within the university are represented and to create space for stories that matter to the entire TU/e community.

“I want Cursor to be a platform where students and staff can turn not only for the latest news, but also for stories that provide context and highlight the different perspectives within the TU/e community. I also want to continue serving all audiences within the university, including international students and PhD candidates.”

Beenen lives in Valkenswaard and is well acquainted with both the region and TU/e.

This article was translated using AI-assisted tools and reviewed by an editor.