Press Release – The Brains Trust Families and carers of people with dementia share their moving personal stories about the devastating disease in The Brains Trust , a new documentary web series from the New Zealand Herald. One of them is New Zealand Herald visual journalist … Families and carers of people with dementia share their moving personal stories about the devastating disease in The Brains Trust, a new documentary web series from the New Zealand Herald. One of them is New Zealand Herald visual journalist Mike Scott, who’s more used to getting other people to talk about their lives. In The Brains Trust the tables are turned as Mike discusses the impact the condition has had on him and his family with his colleague, journalist Carolyne Meng-Yee.