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Andrew Holden: News Publishers' Association Director of Public Affairs on the public appetite for local news

Published: June 4, 2024, 9:07 p.m.

New research is underlining the public appetite for news by local journalists.\xa0

Commissioned by the News Publishers' Association, it surveyed just more than 1500 New Zealand adults.\xa0

Association Director of Public Affairs Andrew Holden says 93% of respondents access the news at least once a day across a range of different sources, and over 80% trust news provided by local outlets.\xa0

Holden told Mike Hosking that when it comes to trust and the media, there tends to be a low level of trust reported as most people are thinking about media giants such as Fox News or the DailyMail.\xa0

He said that when it comes to specific local outlets, people tend to trust them more as they have a connection to it.\xa0

It comes as discussions continue around legislation to force social media giants to pay for using news media.\xa0

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