The NPA's Andrew Holden: helping newsgroups fight back

The NPA's Andrew Holden: helping newsgroups fight back
The collapse of print media is just one of the many challenges the sector faces. (Image: DepositPhotos)
Daniel Dunkley
Appointed last month as the News Publishers’ Association’s public affairs director to lead the industry’s lobbying efforts with the government, Andrew Holden has landed one of the sector’s toughest jobs.The Australian former editor of The Press, who famously kept the Christchurch newspaper running in the aftermath of the city’s 2011 earthquake, is no stranger to challenging media roles. Since putting down his pen, the former journalist has managed PR for Cricket Australia and, more recently, New Zealand Trade...

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