| Arjan Paans | |
| Birth Place: | Rijnsaterwoude, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
Arjan Paans (9 July 1969 – 17 January 2023) was a Dutch journalist. Born in 1969 to Boudewijn Paans and Anna, his father was editor-in-chief of . His mother worked for the Gooi- en Eemlander and Amersfoortse Courant.[1]
Paans started his journalist career at Gooi- en Eemlander where his mother worked. He worked for 23 years in several positions at Algemeen Dagblad. He worked for Algemeen Dagblad between 2003 and 2008 in Berlin, Germany.[2] He became for Algemeen Dagblad deputy editor-in-chief.[3] He was editor-in-chief interior and coordinator Rotterdam at NRC Handelsblad.[4] In 2016 he started working for the regional newspapers of the Telegraaf Media Groep and was among others editor-in-chief of Leidsch Dagblad, Haarlems Dagblad and Gooi- en Eemlander. Paans was editor-in-chief of free newspaper Metro between 2017 and May 2018. In 2021 he became editor-in-chief of .
Paans was married to Loes and they had a son Wolf.[5] Paans died from cancer on 17 January 2023, at the age of 53.[6]