Richard Arnold

Nov 1, 2024 | cepa.org | Mitzi Perdue |Irina Borogan |Andrei Soldatov |Richard Arnold

If Ukraine is to survive, its industries need to survive. Ferrexpo, one of the country’s largest industrial companies, is enduring hard-to-imagine war-related obstacles. Its continuation plays a vital role in the nation’s survival. The issue of industries continuing during a time of war cannot be understated. Ukrainian industrial champions, like Ferrexpo, provide jobs, support local communities, pay taxes, and fund humanitarian activities, all of which support the war effort.

Oct 29, 2024 | cepa.org | Irina Borogan |Andrei Soldatov |Richard Arnold |Marija Golubeva

Almost three months after the Ukrainian armed forces entered the Russian region of Kursk, the Kremlin’s response to the attack, after the initial shock, appears rather effective, despite the deeply humiliating and continuing presence of Ukrainian troops on Russian soil. The incursion will have had many aims, one of which may have been a hope that it would provoke the political unrest in Russia the Kremlin built. It hasn’t.

Oct 14, 2024 | phys.org | Alex Beattie |John Kerr |Richard Arnold

Are you a news avoider? Do you turn off the six o'clock TV news, scroll past headlines, skip radio bulletins—or just ignore news entirely? If you do some or all of these things, you are not alone. A new survey shows New Zealand has some of the highest rates of news avoidance in the world.

Oct 12, 2024 | theconversation.com | Alex Beattie |John Kerr |Richard Arnold

Are you a news avoider? Do you turn off the six o’clock TV news, scroll past headlines, skip radio bulletins – or just ignore news entirely? If you do some or all of these things, you are not alone. A new survey shows New Zealand has some of the highest rates of news avoidance in the world. With news media already struggling with declining revenues and audiences, this adds to the immense challenges the sector faces in a competitive and politically polarised environment.

Oct 12, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Alex Beattie |John Kerr |Richard Arnold

ABSTRACTThis study explores selective and consistent news avoidance in Aotearoa New Zealand. Existing research suggests that selective news avoidance rates are high in Aotearoa New Zealand (Myllylahti M, Treadwell G. 2023. Trust in News in Aotearoa New Zealand 2023. Journalism, Media and Democracy: AUT Research Centre for Journalism, Media & Democracy., Myllylahti M, Treadwell G. 2024. Trust in News in Aotearoa New Zealand 2023.