Chilean news media coverage of proposed regulations on tobacco use in national entertainment media, May 2011–February 2013

Ahuja, Rahoul V; Kollath-Cattano, Christy; Valenzuela, Marı́a Teresa; Thrasher, James F.

doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051861

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“…However, the scientific data that supports these beliefs has been questioned [ 35 – 39 ], and the negative social and public health impacts of excessive alcohol use are clear. To be successful, global public health stakeholders, such as the WHO, and civil society organizations will likely need to organize around this issue to provide clear recommendations like those advanced for tobacco, while also anticipating counterarguments and resistance against these policies [ 40 ].…”

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Comparison of tobacco and alcohol use in films produced in Europe, Latin America, and the United States

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BackgroundStudies that have evaluated tobacco and alcohol portrayals in films have mainly focused on US films. Our aim is to describe tobacco and alcohol portrayals in nationally produced films from six European and two Latin American countries, and compare them with US produced films.MethodsA sample of 337 nationally produced and 502 US produced films, consisting of top grossing films from 2004 to 2009 in each country, was content coded for presence of tobacco or alcohol and seconds of tobacco or alcohol use. Logistic and linear regression models were estimated for all films and youth-rated films (Ages 0–14) to assess cross country differences in tobacco and alcohol content, with US films as the reference category.ResultsDomestically produced films from several countries were more likely than US films to contain any tobacco use both overall (Iceland (OR = 9.29, CI: 1.22–70.89), Italy (OR = 3.58, CI: 1.72–7.43), Argentina (OR = 5.06, CI: 2.13–12.03), Mexico (OR = 4.87, CI: 2.17–10.90)) and for youth-rated films (Germany (OR = 2.24, CI: 1.21–4.16), Iceland (OR = 13.79, CI: 1.80–105.5), Italy (OR = 5.31, CI: 2.54–11.1), and Argentina (OR = 6.9, CI: 0.88–1.34)). Models for alcohol showed few differences compared to US, regardless of rating.Linear regression models for seconds of use in films with tobacco indicated that only Argentine films had more seconds of smoking than US films, regardless of the rating category. For films with alcohol use, Mexican films had higher seconds of alcohol use than US films.ConclusionsSmoking was more commonly depicted in films produced outside the US, however there were few differences in the means for smoking screen time in films that contained smoking. This may be partly explained by the prohibition of tobacco product placement in the US. Countries should consider banning paid placement of both products and eliminating subsidies for films with content that promotes tobacco and alcohol use.

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Comparison of tobacco and alcohol use in films produced in Europe, Latin America, and the United States

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“…Since then, important public policies have been implemented to reduce the consumption of tobacco (5), and their impact is now being seen. For example, following widespread debate (6), in March 2013, a law was enacted to ban smoking in enclosed public areas (Law 20.660) (7). As a result, Chile now has 100% smoke-free environments in health and teaching facilities (except for universities), public and private offices, restaurants, bars, pubs, and public transportation.…”

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Smoking and obesity in Chile's Third National Health Survey: light and shade

Bachelet

Lanas

2018

Rev Panam Salud Publica

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The Chilean Ministry of Health recently disclosed the first results of the 2016–2017 National Health Survey (Encuesta Nacional de Salud, ENS). The survey was cross-sectional and used a multistage stratified random sampling strategy resulting in a final sample of 6 233 persons ≥ 15 years old, with national, regional, and urban/rural representativeness. The survey results show consistent reductions in tobacco consumption compared to previous national health surveys (ENS 2003 and ENS 2009–2010), most likely due to stringent tobacco control policies enacted in the last 10 years. However, the results also show that there were alarming increases in obesity in the last 15 years. Stronger regulatory policies may be needed to curb the obesity epidemic that besets Chile, along the lines of what was done with tobacco use. The lesson learned seems to be that pushing for stronger policy measures leads to good results, as seems to be the case for tobacco use, while weak measures may not be sufficient for the scale of the health epidemics Chile is now facing, such as excess weight.

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“…Because of the media’s role in shaping policy agendas, researchers have examined media coverage of a range of tobacco topics (Ahuja, Kollath-Cattano, Valenzuela, & Thrasher, 2015; Champion & Chapman, 2005; Hilton et al, 2014). US and Australian media have been found to be supportive of many tobacco control objectives, and critical of the tobacco industry (Durrant, Wakefield, McLeod, Clegg-Smith, & Chapman, 2003; Smith, Wakefield, & Edsall, 2006).…”

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African media coverage of tobacco industry corporate social responsibility initiatives

McDaniel

Cadman

Malone

2016

Global Public Health

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Guidelines for implementing the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recommend prohibiting tobacco industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, but few African countries have done so. We examined African media coverage of tobacco industry CSR initiatives to understand whether and how such initiatives were presented to the public and policymakers. We searched two online media databases (Lexis Nexis and Access World News) for all news items published from 1998 to 2013, coding retrieved items through a collaborative, iterative process. We analysed the volume, type, provenance, slant and content of coverage, including the presence of tobacco control or tobacco interest themes. We found 288 news items; most were news stories published in print newspapers. The majority of news stories relied solely on tobacco industry representatives as news sources, and portrayed tobacco industry CSR positively. When public health voices and tobacco control themes were included, news items were less likely to have a positive slant. This suggests that there is a foundation on which to build media advocacy efforts. Drawing links between implementing the FCTC and prohibiting or curtailing tobacco industry CSR programmes may result in more public dialogue in the media about the negative impacts of tobacco company CSR initiatives.

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Chilean news media coverage of proposed regulations on tobacco use in national entertainment media, May 2011–February 2013

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Comparison of tobacco and alcohol use in films produced in Europe, Latin America, and the United States

Comparison of tobacco and alcohol use in films produced in Europe, Latin America, and the United States

Smoking and obesity in Chile's Third National Health Survey: light and shade

African media coverage of tobacco industry corporate social responsibility initiatives

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