These rankings are based on our assessment of these writers’ current reach, impact, influence and standing. For wineries seeking an effective outcome from their media sampling this will provide a useful guide. We have not attempted to include in this view the career achievements, lifetime contributions or industry collaborations that many writers can claim. It’s a ranking that will change with time, as each writer’s commissions and engagements bring them to a wider or narrower audience.
The Top Shelf
Bob Campbell, Michael Cooper, John Hawkesby, Jo Burzynska,
Yvonne Marie Lorkin, Joelle Thomson
A Close Second
Cameron Douglas, Jane Skilton, Sam Kim, Sue Courtney, Warren
Barton, Rebecca Gibb, Paul White
Not Without Influence
Peter Saunders, John Saker, Kerry Tyack, Glenda Neil, Kate Fraser,
Paul Tudor, Peter Shaw, Vic Williams, Geoff Kelly, Charles
Gill, Charmian Smith, Deborah Walton/Peter Morice, Martin Gillion,
Keith Stewart
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September 3, 2010 at 11:06 am
Nga Waka
The list favours frequency (regular columns in national dailies and magazines) over depth (feature articles and books). Maybe that’s right as far as current influence goes but the list would look quite different if assessed on lifetime body of work and depth of writing. On that basis, only three in the front rank for me, Michael Cooper, Peter Saunders, Keith Stewart.