http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/andrew-wilsmore/ Andrew Wilsmore is the Canberra-based General Manager, Policy & Government Relations for the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, responsible for coordinating its research and engagement around key industry issues such as the environment, taxation, health and retail consolidation. He also oversees WFA’s Wine & Social Responsibility Committee and is its liaison person with Drinkwise Australia and the Australian Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC). en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/counterpunch-warning-logos-dont-change-behaviour/ Earlier this week journalist Maria Moscaritolo took aim at the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia because, in a submission to a Government inquiry, they repeated concerns that women might abort their babies if made to feel guilty about drinking while pregnant. Here, the WFA says that was just one point in a 21-page report. Punch. Counterpunch. You decide. Maria Moscaritolo appears to be guilty of the same journalistic shortcut as one of her colleagues at The Advertiser the previous day.  They both based an article – or in Maria’s case a scathing condemnation – around one quote lifted from a long document (the old “taken out of context” argument I know, but in this case true) and in Maria’s words, a “daft and self-serving claim” when the claim is not ours. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Andrew Wilsmore) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/counterpunch-warning-logos-dont-change-behaviour/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/counterpunch-warning-logos-dont-change-behaviour/#item8280 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:45:42 +0000 Andrew Wilsmore | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/debate-about-alcohol-has-turned-cancerous/ Last week Penbo railed against Cancer Council advice that drinking any alcohol at all was a cancer risk. The Cancer Council responded, saying they were just relaying the science. Now, winemakers have their say. Many of the posts in response to the article by the Cancer Council Australia’s chief lobbyist Paul Grogan picked up the basic flaw in his argument, but as winemakers are one of the targets of CCA’s latest media flurry I would like to add my two cents’ worth. Grogan’s defensive cries that they “don’t make this stuff up”, but that is not what people are accusing them of. The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia acknowledges that a link has been found between alcohol and a level of cancer risk, just as there is a link between numerous other activities in life and cancer risk. That is not new news, despite recent headlines. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Andrew Wilsmore) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/debate-about-alcohol-has-turned-cancerous/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/debate-about-alcohol-has-turned-cancerous/#item5885 Thu, 19 May 2011 19:35:22 +0000 Andrew Wilsmore | Author bios | The Punch