Andrew Holden (born 1960 or 1961[1]) is a journalist, editor-in-chief, and media advisor. Born in Australia, he has split his career between his home country and New Zealand. The leadership he provided immediately following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake attracted worldwide acclaim.
Holden is from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the youngest of four siblings. His mother is a librarian and his father played the violin for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He grew up in Balwyn and received his education at Balwyn Primary School and Carey Baptist Grammar School (1972–1977).[1] In his youth, he was a middle-distance and cross-country runner.[2]
He earned his first income as a newspaper boy.[1] Holden is married with a son born in New Zealand in 2010.[3] The family lost their Wye River holiday home in the 2015 Christmas Day bushfire.[4]
Professional lifeedit
Holden's first full-time job was with The Sun News-Pictorial in Melbourne. He moved around some of the suburban papers and was then with The Sunday Age and The Age for seven years; for some time he was the chief subeditor at the Sunday paper. During the time of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he managed the editorial work of all metro newspapers belonging to the Fairfax Media group. During 2001, he was the editor of the free tabloid Melbourne Express.[1]
The Pressedit
In 2001, Holden moved to The Press in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] In 2003, he became deputy editor at The Press and ownership of the newspaper changed from Independent Newspapers Limited to Fairfax Media. When Paul Thompson was promoted to become executive editor for Fairfax Media, Holden succeeded him as editor of The Press.[5] The most momentous occasion during his editorship in Christchurch was the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, when the top storey of The Press Building collapsed, trapping many staff and killing one of them. Despite the loss of their building, Holden and his team published the next edition of the newspaper 15 hours later, much to the amazement of the residents of a city devastated by the earthquake and to international acclaim.[1][6] Under Holden, The Press won "Newspaper of the Year (circulation over 30,000)" at the 2012 Canon Media Awards.[7] At the 2013 World Class New Zealand Awards, Holden won the Friend of New Zealand award for his actions as editor after the earthquake.[8][9]
The Ageedit
On 2 July 2012,[10] Holden took up the editor-in-chief role at The Age in his hometown Melbourne; the appointment was announced on 26 June, only one day after Paul Ramadge's resignation from Fairfax.[1][11] His placement at The Age commenced on 27 June and until 31 August, Holden split his time between Christchurch and Melbourne before a permanent move to his home city.[6][12]
In February 2016, Holden quit his job at The Age ahead of a management restructuring.[13][14] He finished at The Age in July 2016.[2] Newspaper columnist Lawrence Money commented that after Holden's leaving speech at The Age, he received "the longest round of applause that [he] heard for an editor in [his] 50 years on metro papers."[2]
Post-newspaper careeredit
In July 2016, Cricket Australia announced that Holden had been appointed as their Head of Communications from 8 August 2016, tasked with making cricket Australia's favourite sport.[15] Holden left Cricket Australia after 18 months.[16]
^ abcdefgLevy, Megan (27 June 2012). "New editor-in-chief comes marching in to his home town". The Age. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ abcMoney, Lawrence (2017). "Editor's new innings – read all about it". Sportshounds. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^Holden, Andrew (27 February 2011). "'There are heroes everywhere'". The Press. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^Stylianou, Georgina; Campbell, Georgina (27 December 2015). "Victoria bushfires: Former editor of The Press loses home". Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^"New editor at Press". The Press. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ ab"The Press' Holden steps into the Aussie breach as new Age editor". StopPress. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^"Big Winners at the Canon Media Awards 2012" (Press release). Mediacom NZ. Scoop. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^"Ex-Press editor honoured for quake efforts". The Press. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^"Deadly assignment earns aussie editor Friend of New Zealand award". Wright Communications. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^"Andrew Holden to take reins at The Age". The Age. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^Levy, Megan (25 June 2012). "The Age editor Paul Ramadge quits Fairfax". The Age. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^Holden, Andrew (31 August 2012). "Press editor says goodbye to readers". The Press. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^Mason, Max (17 February 2016). "Andrew Holden exits The Age, Fairfax Media plans editorial restructure". The Age. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^Meade, Amanda (17 February 2016). "The Age editor-in-chief Andrew Holden quits as Fairfax Media restructures". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^"Cricket Australia appoints Andrew Holden as Head of Communications" (Press release). Cricket Australia. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^Aston, Joe (30 January 2018). "Andrew Holden out at Cricket Australia; Mark Forbes keeps dishing out advice". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^@Andrew_J_Holden (9 April 2018). "The next big adventure has started. First day with @NZTEnews helping great Kiwi businesses expand across the world. Very exciting to be in Wellington and wonderful welcomes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Andrew Holden born 1960 or 1961 1 is a journalist editor in chief and media advisor Born in Australia he has split his career between his home country and New Zealand The leadership he provided immediately following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake attracted worldwide acclaim Andrew HoldenHolden in 2011Born1960 or 1961 age 62 63 Melbourne AustraliaNationalityAustralianOccupationjournalistKnown forEditor of The Press and The Age Contents 1 Private life and family 2 Professional life 3 The Press 4 The Age 4 1 Post newspaper career 5 References 6 External linksPrivate life and family editHolden is from Melbourne Victoria Australia the youngest of four siblings His mother is a librarian and his father played the violin for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra He grew up in Balwyn and received his education at Balwyn Primary School and Carey Baptist Grammar School 1972 1977 1 In his youth he was a middle distance and cross country runner 2 He earned his first income as a newspaper boy 1 Holden is married with a son born in New Zealand in 2010 3 The family lost their Wye River holiday home in the 2015 Christmas Day bushfire 4 Professional life editHolden s first full time job was with The Sun News Pictorial in Melbourne He moved around some of the suburban papers and was then with The Sunday Age and The Age for seven years for some time he was the chief subeditor at the Sunday paper During the time of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he managed the editorial work of all metro newspapers belonging to the Fairfax Media group During 2001 he was the editor of the free tabloid Melbourne Express 1 The Press editIn 2001 Holden moved to The Press in Christchurch New Zealand 1 In 2003 he became deputy editor at The Press and ownership of the newspaper changed from Independent Newspapers Limited to Fairfax Media When Paul Thompson was promoted to become executive editor for Fairfax Media Holden succeeded him as editor of The Press 5 The most momentous occasion during his editorship in Christchurch was the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake when the top storey of The Press Building collapsed trapping many staff and killing one of them Despite the loss of their building Holden and his team published the next edition of the newspaper 15 hours later much to the amazement of the residents of a city devastated by the earthquake and to international acclaim 1 6 Under Holden The Press won Newspaper of the Year circulation over 30 000 at the 2012 Canon Media Awards 7 At the 2013 World Class New Zealand Awards Holden won the Friend of New Zealand award for his actions as editor after the earthquake 8 9 The Age editOn 2 July 2012 10 Holden took up the editor in chief role at The Age in his hometown Melbourne the appointment was announced on 26 June only one day after Paul Ramadge s resignation from Fairfax 1 11 His placement at The Age commenced on 27 June and until 31 August Holden split his time between Christchurch and Melbourne before a permanent move to his home city 6 12 In February 2016 Holden quit his job at The Age ahead of a management restructuring 13 14 He finished at The Age in July 2016 2 Newspaper columnist Lawrence Money commented that after Holden s leaving speech at The Age he received the longest round of applause that he heard for an editor in his 50 years on metro papers 2 Post newspaper career edit In July 2016 Cricket Australia announced that Holden had been appointed as their Head of Communications from 8 August 2016 tasked with making cricket Australia s favourite sport 15 Holden left Cricket Australia after 18 months 16 In early 2018 Holden moved back to New Zealand to work as Director of Communications for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise from 9 April based in Wellington 17 18 References edit a b c d e f g Levy Megan 27 June 2012 New editor in chief comes marching in to his home town The Age Retrieved 29 February 2020 a b c Money Lawrence 2017 Editor s new innings read all about it Sportshounds Retrieved 1 March 2020 Holden Andrew 27 February 2011 There are heroes everywhere The Press Retrieved 1 March 2020 Stylianou Georgina Campbell Georgina 27 December 2015 Victoria bushfires Former editor of The Press loses home Retrieved 1 March 2020 New editor at Press The Press 31 January 2009 Retrieved 29 February 2020 a b The Press Holden steps into the Aussie breach as new Age editor StopPress 26 June 2012 Retrieved 29 February 2020 Big Winners at the Canon Media Awards 2012 Press release Mediacom NZ Scoop 19 May 2012 Retrieved 29 February 2020 Ex Press editor honoured for quake efforts The Press 24 May 2013 Retrieved 29 February 2020 Deadly assignment earns aussie editor Friend of New Zealand award Wright Communications 23 May 2013 Retrieved 29 February 2020 Andrew Holden to take reins at The Age The Age 26 June 2012 Retrieved 1 March 2020 Levy Megan 25 June 2012 The Age editor Paul Ramadge quits Fairfax The Age Retrieved 29 February 2020 Holden Andrew 31 August 2012 Press editor says goodbye to readers The Press Retrieved 29 February 2020 Mason Max 17 February 2016 Andrew Holden exits The Age Fairfax Media plans editorial restructure The Age Retrieved 1 March 2020 Meade Amanda 17 February 2016 The Age editor in chief Andrew Holden quits as Fairfax Media restructures The Guardian Retrieved 1 March 2020 Cricket Australia appoints Andrew Holden as Head of Communications Press release Cricket Australia 25 July 2016 Retrieved 1 March 2020 Aston Joe 30 January 2018 Andrew Holden out at Cricket Australia Mark Forbes keeps dishing out advice The Australian Financial Review Retrieved 1 March 2020 Andrew J Holden 9 April 2018 The next big adventure has started First day with NZTEnews helping great Kiwi businesses expand across the world Very exciting to be in Wellington and wonderful welcomes Tweet via Twitter 2018 judges Newspaper Publishers Association awards Archived from the original on 1 March 2020 Retrieved 1 March 2020 External links editEditorial written by Holden on Friday 25 February 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