Bird on a wire lashes out
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Posted Sat 6 March 2010 @ 6:56 p.m. by Ernie Newman
Usually you're safe from a Bird on a Wire unless you're directly underneath, but Theresa Gattung seems to be endangering everyone within a 360 degree trajectory.
Media this weekend have reviewed various chapters. Its frustrating to see the book unveiled chapter by chapter but I guess its a part of the marketing mix - I'm told that media are expected to pay for the right to review a chapter. So maybe we're seeing the more sensational material in advance.
According to the Herald she's slated the salaries of current Telecom managers - inferentially including successor Paul Reynolds, and former colleagues Matt Crockett and Mark Ratcliffe. Shane Jones, who she alleges snubbed her at a hongi, has responded by describing her as "shrill" in the DomPost. Technology journalist Darren Greenwood has given her a bad mark for "playing the feminist card." David Cunliffe is criticised for not being sufficiently forthcoming with her, and Mike Williams allegedly suggested she become a Labour candidate.
All this is a welcome diversion from the daily grind and serious controversy of the ever-dramatic telecommunications sector.
I hope the early reviews are overly sensational. I'd like to hope that the book reveals a bit about Theresa the person and shows a degree of humility or lessons learned. If so it will be an insightful and interesting read.
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