Your old mate notes that for the last few weeks the Australian-owned, controlled and managed so-called NZ Farmer rag has been touting the fact on its front page that it was a finalist in the ‘community newspaper’ category at the recent Canon media awards.
The Hound is confused that the Aussies see themselves as a ‘community’ and not a ‘farming’ publication and meaning their real competition is the likes of Kapiti Mana News, the Upper Hutt Leader, the Manukau Courier and the Whakatane Beacon – rather than the serious, dedicated farming publications. Meanwhile, this old mutt shed a tear for the poor, little Aussie battlers who were beaten by Mountain Scene – the Queenstown-based community newspaper – making them losers all around!