Cornered!
Cornered! is a blog devoted, most of the time anyway, to telecommunications: local and global issues, technology, people and trends from the perspective of someone who's been reporting, analysing and commenting on the industry since the dark ages (BC - before competition). Sometimes serious, sometimes flippant, sometimes frivolous. Controversial, analytical, informative, amusing, but never boring; a vehicle for examinations of important issues and observations on my encounters and experiences in an industry where polarised views and hyperbole are the norm.

Blog

IT NEWS      Sustainability        - Virtualisation   
Technology news and Jobs arrow Cornered! arrow Sol Trujillo 'untrustworthy' but can you trust the survey?
Sol Trujillo 'untrustworthy' but can you trust the survey? PDF E-mail
User Rating: / 1
PoorBest 
by Stuart Corner   
Monday, 23 June 2008
The Tell The Truth Telstra (T4) campaigners have seized on the results of the Readers Digest annual "Australia's Most Trusted People" list to claim it found that "Australian’s rate Sol Trujillo, CEO of Telstra, amongst the least trustworthy people in the country." That is hardly telling the truth.

It's true that he came it at 95, topping an un-illustrious bunch comprising David Hicks (97),  Ben Cousins (98); Wayne Carey (99) and Rodney Adler (100). It's also true that he has consistently languished at the bottom of the rankings in the two years prior, coming in at 98 in 2007 (ahead of only Shane Warne and Mark Latham) and at 97 in 2007, ahead of only Anthony Mundine, David Hicks and Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali, former senior Muslim cleric, Mufti of Australia.

But "amongst the least trustworthy people in the country," hardly. According to Readers Digest "To conduct our Trust Poll we commissioned an independent research firm, The Leading Edge, to survey a representative sample of  750 Australian adults. They were asked to rate how much they trusted 100 well-known people on a scale of one to ten." So, Sol was rated only in a bunch of 100  the composition of which was determined by Readers Digest on who knows what basis.

It would not surprise me if most of them hadn't a clue who he was. The only other business leaders in the list were James Packer, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and Peter Holmes a Court, who also happens to own South Sydney Rugby League Club. None fared particularly well: all were in the 80s.

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment!


Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now
 
< Next story in category   Previous story in the category >
  •   *  
  • Search
  • AdvSeach
  • Login
  • Events
  • FreeStuff
Subscribe to our free e-newsletter
First name:
Last name:
Your email address:
Your role:
Your industry:
Australian state:
Country:
Enter the security code shown:
mandatory
Contact , Register , Advertise with iTWire , Links , About iTWire , Feedback , Post your jobs , Events , iTWire site map , Start Blogging , MyBlogLog page
Industry Releases , Submit your release now