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Comment: How very decent of Garry Linnell and The Bulletin to give poor little Tassie a leg up by announcing their wondrous generosity of a million dollar Tasmanian tiger reward.
Garry Linnell’s explanation on ABC Talkback and AM this morning (Wednesday, 23 March 2005) had all the resonance of the Newfie Complex – that arrogant, dismissive perspective which perceives Tasmania – like Newfoundland in Canada – as the nation’s psychological sink; the poor, illiterate, in-bred locals who can only benefit from the enormous wisdom of the Mainland visionaries.
Fess up Garry … this is not a generous, genuine attempt at creative journalism … it is simply another appalling example of grubby, marketing-platform journalism.
Mind you the Quill Awards were a less than perfect example of creative presentation … a cramped venue with poor sound, small screens and tiny bits of steak accompanied by a strange mousse blob, or arbitrarily a chunk of dead chook (but wonderful wine-waiter service!); the provincials shoved as an after-thought onto outside tables and that clique-ish backslapping love-in that made the evening very Ageist …
… but with the most worthy Perkin Award winner in Paul McGeogh, a courageous, admirable journalist – and that wonderful speech by Les Carlyon.
Lindsay Tuffin
editor
March 25, 2005 at 05:14
To all would be thylacine seekers, if you need a bona fide veterinarian to assess your ‘hard evidence’ before claiming The Bulletin magazine’s $1.25 million dollar reward, I’m available.
And what’s more I won’t charge a cent for the privilege. Helping to confirm the existence of one of Tasmania’s iconic creatures will be enough.
David Obendorf
Registered veterinarian