12 Apr 2022

Media commentator Andrew Holden

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 12 April 2022

The AUT research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) has published its latest Trust in News in Aotearoa New Zealand report. It shows the numbers are still slipping. In 2022, trust in the news in general dropped 3% from 48% in 2021 to 45% in 2022. However, in the three years of 2020-2022, trust in the news in general declined 8%, from 53% to 45%. Andrew examines what's going on. He also discusses some high-profile news movements in local media, with TVNZ's John Campbell and Newstalk ZB's Barry Soper about to assume new roles. Also the Russian war on Ukraine costs thousands of civilian lives, and a number of journalists and their colleagues covering the conflict. Andrew Holden, a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne.

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