by: Pamela Mejia
posted on Friday, April 18, 2014
A new study from BMSG explores the tobacco industry’s use of personal choice messaging to shift blame for its products’ health harms onto consumers. Now Big Food is taking a page from tobacco’s well-worn playbook. How similar are the two industries and what does this mean for advocates?
Tags: Big Food, Big Tobacco, framing, industry appeals to choice, personal responsibility, public health, tobacco
by: Pamela Mejia
posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Food industry strategies for deflecting criticism are strikingly similar to those once used by Big Tobacco. At this year’s APHA, BMSG will share research findings on parallels between the industries and discuss implications for advocates.
Tags: Big Food, Big Tobacco, personal responsibility, public health
by: Lezak Shallat
posted on Monday, July 01, 2013
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Chile. An advocate explains how she leveraged Twitter to help enact Chile’s new indoor smoking ban, one of the most advanced tobacco control laws in the world.
Tags: Big Tobacco, Chile, cigarette advertising, indoor smoking ban, media advocacy, public health, Twitter for advocacy
