Background
Vaessen is of Dutch origin and was born in Simpelveld in the province of Limburg, in 1965.
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Education
She graduated in psychology in Nijmegen and then took a postgraduate course in journalism in Tilburg.
Career
During her student years, she was involved in the Nijmegen squatter movement, and worked on the squatter radio-station Radio Rataplan. NOS
In 1994, she began working the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) news-department. In 1996 she became the NOS South-East Asia correspondent, based in Jakarta.
First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera
After a decade working NOS in Jakarta, she moved to First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera English in 2006.
She has been with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera English since its foundation and is still based in Jakarta, as the station"s correspondent for Indonesia. Guest appearances
On Sunday, August 7, 2011, she was the third guest for the 2011 season on the television programme Zomergasten on the VPRO. On 20 June 2012 she was the speaker for the Arondéus Lecture, to discuss the theme of intolerance in the Netherlands and attempts by politicians to limit free speech.
