Jos Huypens

Jos Maria Alfons Huypens (7 March 1948 – 29 November 2022) was a Belgian journalist, contributing editor and docent. He was editor-in-chief of Gazet van Antwerpen newspaper between 1991 and 1996.

Biography
Huypens studied communication sciences at the KU Leuven. He became a doctor in social sciences in 1971, with specializing in communication sciences.

He started his career at Gazet van Antwerpen in Leuven, where he became office superior in 1978. He moved to Antwerp, where he headed the Antwerp editorial office of Gazet van Antwerpen and became in 1985 deputy editor-in-chief. In December 1991 he became editor-in-chief of this newspaper, succeeding Lou De Clerck. In 1996 he was succeeded by Luc Van Loon.DURNEZ Gaston; Gazet van Antwerpen ; Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging; Lannoo

Until 2013 he was senior lecturer  (in Dutch: ) in communication sciences at the University of Antwerp and UAMS.Jos Huypens, University of Antwerp

Huypens died at home in Leuven on 29 November 2022, at the age of 74.

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Category:Belgian journalists
Category:Editors
Category:Belgian academics
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