by: Laura Nixon
posted on Monday, June 29, 2015
Join us at this year’s Childhood Obesity Conference in San Diego, where we’ll share findings from our latest news analysis of soda tax debates and implications for public health advocates.
Tags: childhood obestiy conference, news analysis, soda tax, sugary drinks
by: Allyson Frazier
posted on Friday, June 19, 2015
How public health messages are framed affects how the public and policymakers understand issues and what to do about them. PreventObesity.net’s Inside Track talks with BMSG’s Fernando Quintero about the pitfalls of one common type of framing and how advocates can avoid it.
Tags: framing, media advocacy, messaging, public health
by: Fernando Quintero
posted on Tuesday, June 02, 2015
At a San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee meeting, BMSG’s Fernando Quintero testified on the tactics food and beverage companies use to target communities of color with unhealthy products. The committee heard — and later recommended for adoption — three new sugary drinks bills at the June 1, 2015 meeting.
Tags: junk food, public health policy, sugar-sweetened beverages, sugary drinks, target marketing
by: Fernando Quintero
posted on Friday, May 08, 2015
New California legislation would help combat diabetes in the communities that are the most affected by the disease — and the most targeted by sugary drink companies.
Tags: diabetes prevention, public health, sugary drinks, target marketing
by: Fernando Quintero
posted on Thursday, April 30, 2015
The “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” myth is pervasive in our culture and in the media. Here’s how advocates can reframe the conversation to better support health.
Tags: default frame, framing, personal responsibility, public health
by: Katie Woodruff
posted on Monday, April 27, 2015
New BMSG research found that coverage so focused on the political controversy surrounding emergency contraception that it left real women’s voices out of the conversation.
Tags: emergency contraception, media advocacy, media analysis
by: Laura Nixon and Pamela Mejia
posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Twitter is changing how people communicate all over the world — what are the implications for talking about childhood trauma?
Tags: ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, childhood adversity, childhood trauma, social media, Twitter
by: Berkeley Media Studies Group
posted on Monday, March 30, 2015
How advocates can make dense data meaningful for reporters, policymakers and the public.
by: Fernando Quintero
posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015
Media coverage of sexual violence affects our ideas about the problem and what to do about it. Is coverage of Cosby improving or impeding our understanding of this critical public health issue?
Tags: Bill Cosby, media, news coverage, sexual assault, sexual violence
by: Heather Gehlert
posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Public health issues have been a dominant part of the news this year, and advocates played a major role in shaping their coverage. Out of these efforts emerged many memorable media bites. Here are 10 of BMSG’s favorites.
Tags: media advocacy, public health
