Media commentator Andrew Holden

With Three former political editor Tova O'Brien joining Mediaworks' rebranded breakfast radio, Andrew looks at why the move ended up before the Employment Relations Authority. A restraint of trade clause means Tova O'Brien must wait to start her new radio job. Was Three's parent company right to block her move? And a new study on Public broadcasting suggests those countries which provide greater funding for public media have healthier democracies. Andrew Holden is 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