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Smoke Free Movies Smoke Free Movies
Smoke Free Movies- UCSF project challenges the movie industry to stop taking cash or other arrangements for featuring tobacco brands in their films; gives examples and statistics on how much smoking goes on on-screen. ...
Tobacco Persists on Silver Screen; Even Muppets Market to Kids Tobacco Persists on Silver Screen; Even Muppets Market to Kids
Tobacco Persists on Silver Screen; Even Muppets Market to Kids- Knight Ridder article covers movies in which Philip Morris and other tobacco companies did product placement of cigarettes and cigars. ...
Smoke Screeners Smoke Screeners
Smoke Screeners- An educational program to take the glamor out of smoking in the movies. ...
Smokescreen a Blessing for Promotion of Tobacco Products Smokescreen a Blessing for Promotion of Tobacco Products
Smokescreen a Blessing for Promotion of Tobacco Products- Australian newspaper article on Australian film stars and filmmaking and their promotion of smoking on screen. ...
Smoking In Movies Smoking In Movies
Smoking In Movies- Current movie smoking reviews, updated every week, reviewing the top 10 movies for tobacco content and smoking celebrities, by the American Lung Association of Sacramento. ...
Movie Smoking Linked To Teens Trying First Cigarette Movie Smoking Linked To Teens Trying First Cigarette
Movie Smoking Linked To Teens Trying First Cigarette- Recent research at Dartmouth shows the influence of on-screen smoking. ...
Adolescent Exposure to Cigarette Advertising in Magazines Adolescent Exposure to Cigarette Advertising in Magazines
Adolescent Exposure to Cigarette Advertising in Magazines- Research by Harvard Professor. ...
Study Reports Hollywood, Tobacco Industry 'Collusion' Study Reports Hollywood, Tobacco Industry 'Collusion'
Study Reports Hollywood, Tobacco Industry 'Collusion'- Hollywood has been colluding with the tobacco industry for years and continues to do so despite a voluntary agreement to curb indirect tobacco advertising in films, ...
TheBusiness of Selling Cigarettes TheBusiness of Selling Cigarettes
TheBusiness of Selling Cigarettes- BBC article reports on ways the tobacco industry will get around the upcoming tobacco advertising ban in Europe; focus is on product placement and brand stretching. ...
How the Tobacco Industry Built its Relationship with Hollywood How the Tobacco Industry Built its Relationship with Hollywood
How the Tobacco Industry Built its Relationship with Hollywood- Article in scientific journal provides an unprecedented look at the history and results of tobacco industry investment and influence in moviemaking and imag ...
Tobacco Industry Reviewed Potential Smoking Habits of 5-year-olds Tobacco Industry Reviewed Potential Smoking Habits of 5-year-olds
Tobacco Industry Reviewed Potential Smoking Habits of 5-year-olds- Brown and Williamson Tobacco engaged a marketing research firm to look at the potential smoking habits of children as young as 5, according to internal c ...
Philip Morris Polled Teens on Smoking Philip Morris Polled Teens on Smoking
Philip Morris Polled Teens on Smoking- The nation's largest tobacco company used pollsters through the 1970s and 1980s to learn more about teens' smoking attitudes. ...
Ever Wonder What the Future Holds for Joe? Ever Wonder What the Future Holds for Joe?
Ever Wonder What the Future Holds for Joe?- Essay comments on RJ Reynolds' Joe Camel advertising campaign. ...
They said WHAT? They said WHAT?
They said WHAT?- Collection of quotes: what the industry says in its own internal documents on nicotine and addiction, tobacco products and health, legalese, youth, and evidence. ...
An Ad-erage Day in the Life of a Kid An Ad-erage Day in the Life of a Kid
An Ad-erage Day in the Life of a Kid- A tobacco-ad-filled day in the life of a kid. ...
Tobacco Industry Quotes on Marketing to Kids Tobacco Industry Quotes on Marketing to Kids
Tobacco Industry Quotes on Marketing to Kids- Quotes compiled by MASCOT, the Multicultural advocates for social change on tobacco. ...
Ad Money Moves from Billboards to Print Ad Money Moves from Billboards to Print
Ad Money Moves from Billboards to Print- Report finds cigarette marketing to teens through magazine advertising increased after the Master Settlement Agreement took effect in November ...
Tobacco Companies Finding Easy Way Around Magazine Advertising Ban to Target Youth Tobacco Companies Finding Easy Way Around Magazine Advertising Ban to Target Youth
Tobacco Companies Finding Easy Way Around Magazine Advertising Ban to Target Youth- A new study examines how the tobacco industry has complied with a 1998 court settlement banning magazine advertising directed at teenage ...
Smoke This Smoke This
Smoke This- Op-ed on tobacco industry promotions to youth. ...
RJR on the "youth market" RJR on the "youth market"
RJR on the "youth market"- Document from R.J. Reynolds (RJR) site shows that 14 year old smokers were not just a viable, but a very sought after market for RJR. ...
Cigarette Brand Preferences Among Adolescents Cigarette Brand Preferences Among Adolescents
Cigarette Brand Preferences Among Adolescents- Paper from the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Concludes: "The very high rates of cigarette smoking found among American teenagers in the late 1990s a ...
Big Tobacco Up to Old Tricks Big Tobacco Up to Old Tricks
Big Tobacco Up to Old Tricks- USA Today editorial focuses on tobacco industry marketing attractive to teens. ...
Marketing Professor Finds Youth More Influenced by Cigarette Advertising Than Adults Marketing Professor Finds Youth More Influenced by Cigarette Advertising Than Adults
Marketing Professor Finds Youth More Influenced by Cigarette Advertising Than Adults- Marketing professor finds that teens are more likely to be influenced by strategic tobacco advertising than adults. ...
Cigarette Ads - A Promise Broken Cigarette Ads - A Promise Broken
Cigarette Ads - A Promise Broken- Summarizes research showing that tobacco ad spending has not decreased since the tobacco industry agreed to stop targeting youth; examines where the ad budget goes. ...
UK tobacco firm targets African youth UK tobacco firm targets African youth
UK tobacco firm targets African youth- BAT (British American Tobacco) hands out free cigarettes to teenagers at sports events in Africa, a BBC investigation finds. ...
Addicting the Young Addicting the Young
Addicting the Young- Article on recent tobacco industry tactics to recruit young customers, such as cartoon characters in cigarette ads, rock music promotions, and making cigarettes easily available to youth. ...
Philip Morris and Targeting Kids Philip Morris and Targeting Kids
Philip Morris and Targeting Kids- Factsheet outlines how tobacco giant Philip Morris (Altria) targets kids, and documents what Philip Morris says in private about marketing to kids and about its anti-youth-smoking ads as ...
Study: Tobacco Companies Still Market Cigarettes to Teens Study: Tobacco Companies Still Market Cigarettes to Teens
Study: Tobacco Companies Still Market Cigarettes to Teens- New England Journal of Medicine study finds that a 1998 tobacco industry promise not to market to teens has had little effect; advertising for youth brands of ci ...
Cigarette Ads Stomp Out Anti-Smoking Efforts Cigarette Ads Stomp Out Anti-Smoking Efforts
Cigarette Ads Stomp Out Anti-Smoking Efforts- Study concludes that cigarette ads lead young people to identify smoking with popularity and relaxation, and these associations are stronger than any perceived risk picked up ...
Tobacco Ads May Undermine Good Parenting Tobacco Ads May Undermine Good Parenting
Tobacco Ads May Undermine Good Parenting- A new study presents evidence that tobacco industry marketing undermines the best efforts of parents to prevent their kids from smoking. ...
Tobacco Marketing and Young People Tobacco Marketing and Young People
Tobacco Marketing and Young People- Research finds the tobacco industry has detailed pictures of the values and aspirations of smokers as young as 15 years. ...
Influence of Tobacco Marketing and Exposure to Smokers on Adolescent Susceptibility to Smoking Influence of Tobacco Marketing and Exposure to Smokers on Adolescent Susceptibility to Smoking
Influence of Tobacco Marketing and Exposure to Smokers on Adolescent Susceptibility to Smoking- Scientific paper finds cigarette advertising is a stronger influence on teen smoking than other factors. ...
Tobacco Industry Promotion of Cigarettes and Adolescent Smoking Tobacco Industry Promotion of Cigarettes and Adolescent Smoking
Tobacco Industry Promotion of Cigarettes and Adolescent Smoking- Research measures whether tobacco advertising and promotion increases the likelihood that youths will begin smoking. ...
Tobacco Giant's Secret Papers Revealed Tobacco Giant's Secret Papers Revealed
Tobacco Giant's Secret Papers Revealed- Britain's biggest tobacco company was so concerned that it would lose market share to hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin that it attempted to market a 'rebellious' image for cig ...
BAT Lures Young smokers With Online Scheme BAT Lures Young smokers With Online Scheme
BAT Lures Young smokers With Online Scheme- British American Tobacco is planning an extraordinary internet campaign to drive unwitting young consumers to bars and clubs where it promotes its cigarettes, according to a le ...
Designing a Cigarette for the First Time Smoker Designing a Cigarette for the First Time Smoker
Designing a Cigarette for the First Time Smoker- Article in scientific journal examines how R. J. Reynolds designed a cigarette to appeal to young starters. ...
Do Candy Cigarettes Encourage Young People to Smoke? Do Candy Cigarettes Encourage Young People to Smoke?
Do Candy Cigarettes Encourage Young People to Smoke?- Paper in British Medical Journal. Executives of both the tobacco and candy industries regarded candy cigarettes as good advertising to future smokers; tobacco compani ...
The Marlboro Man lives The Marlboro Man lives
The Marlboro Man lives- Article in Salon magazine. "Big Tobacco money is being spent differently than before, but it's still targeting our youth." ...
UN Security Council Resolution 1441 UN Security Council Resolution 1441
UN Security Council Resolution 1441- Full text of the resolution. ...
Tobacco Company Magazine Ads Continue To Target Children Tobacco Company Magazine Ads Continue To Target Children
Tobacco Company Magazine Ads Continue To Target Children- Research report from Harvard Business School analyzes advertising expenditures in 30 adult- and youth-oriented magazines, finds that young people smoke cigarettes ...
Lawyer Control of the Tobacco Industry's External Research: Brown and Williamson Documents Lawyer Control of the Tobacco Industry's External Research: Brown and Williamson Documents
Lawyer Control of the Tobacco Industry's External Research: Brown and Williamson Documents- Medical journal documents tobacco industry funding of research to generate good publicity for the industry, to deflect attention ...
A Brief Analysis of the Brown and Williamson Website: An Effort to Taint Juries? by Cliff Douglas A Brief Analysis of the Brown and Williamson Website: An Effort to Taint Juries? by Cliff Douglas
A Brief Analysis of the Brown and Williamson Website: An Effort to Taint Juries? by Cliff Douglas- An attorney takes a close look at the new web site and finds "a slick effort to make Brown and Williamson look responsibl ...
WHO Faces Up to Its Tobacco Links WHO Faces Up to Its Tobacco Links
WHO Faces Up to Its Tobacco Links- PR strategies used by the tobacco industry to get the World Health Organization to derail or weaken its tobacco campaign. ...
Smoking'! How the Tobacco Industry Employs PR Scum Smoking'! How the Tobacco Industry Employs PR Scum
Smoking'! How the Tobacco Industry Employs PR Scum- News article covers the development of the PR industry with the tobacco industry, and how and why tobacco uses PR today. ...
Council for Tobacco Research - Disinfopedia Council for Tobacco Research - Disinfopedia
Council for Tobacco Research - Disinfopedia- Extensive article covering one of the tobacco industry's longest running PR vehicles. ...
How the Industry Argues That Nicotine Is Not Addictive How the Industry Argues That Nicotine Is Not Addictive
How the Industry Argues That Nicotine Is Not Addictive- Analysis of the industry argument that nicotine is not addictive. Extensive documentation on how industry PR misleads and confuses the public about the science, on ...
Tobacco Lobbyists in D.C. Tobacco Lobbyists in D.C.
Tobacco Lobbyists in D.C.- Chart shows top 10 lobbying firms in Washington D.C. and the tobacco companies and interests they represent. ...
Lobbying Spending: Tobacco Lobbying Spending: Tobacco
Lobbying Spending: Tobacco- The Center for Responsible Politics lists $23 million of lobbyist spending by the tobacco industry in 1999, and breaks it down by tobacco company, lobbying firm, and lobbyist. Also shows other ...
Profound Effect on US Economy Seen in a War on Iraq Profound Effect on US Economy Seen in a War on Iraq
Profound Effect on US Economy Seen in a War on Iraq- Analyses the possible economic effects. New York Times [free registration required]. ...
Liberal Tobacco Whores - Why are Ann Richards, George Mitchell Working for the Cigarette Companies? Liberal Tobacco Whores - Why are Ann Richards, George Mitchell Working for the Cigarette Companies?
Liberal Tobacco Whores - Why are Ann Richards, George Mitchell Working for the Cigarette Companies?- Political column for Slate by Jacob Weisberg examines why well known liberal figures Ann Richards, George Mitchell and ...

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