by Jason Koebler | U.S. News & World Report
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Soda companies are using corporate social responsibility campaigns to help clean up their image and prevent regulation of their products. A PLoS Medicine article shows the campaigns rely on many of the same tactics used by the tobacco industry. BMSG’s Andrew Cheyne, one of the article’s authors, says the strategy is a diversion to blame consumers for the health consequences of soda industry products.
by Melanie Nagy | CBC News
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
An article by BMSG and PHAI in PLoS Medicine, an online journal, shows that the soda industry is using many of the same tactics the tobacco industry once used to improve its public image. Yet unlike Big Tobacco, soda companies’ corporate social responsibility campaigns “explicitly aim to increase sales, including among young people.”
by Staff | CSP Daily News
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Nestle is marketing a new line of candy bars using the Girl Scouts' name and logo, a move that BMSG and the Center for Science in the Public Interest say violates the company's pledge not to market unhealthy foods to children.by Staff | MedicalXpress
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
A new series on "Big Food" from the journal PLoS Medicine explores the influence that the multinational food and beverage industry has on obesity rates and health worldwide. Authors from BMSG and the Public Health Advocacy Institute examine soda industry marketing practices and compare them to those of the tobacco industry. by Staff | TVWeek
Monday, June 18, 2012
In a letter to Nestle's chairman and CEO, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and BMSG say a new line of Girl Scout-themed candy bars violates the company's pledge not to market to children. CSPI and BMSG have urged Nestle to stop using the Girl Scouts' name and logo -- which appeal to children -- to market unhealthy foods.by Nichol Nelson | TakePart
Monday, June 18, 2012
Public health advocates from the Center for Science in the Public Interest and BMSG say that Nestle's use of the Girl Scouts' name and logo on a new line of candy bars is a form of marketing to children. The groups have urged Nestle to remove the Girl Scout branding from the bars, which have more calories, saturated fat and sugar than the Girl Scout cookies they're modeled after.by Katy Bachman | AdWeek
Monday, June 18, 2012
Health advocates from the Center for Science in the Public Interest and BMSG say that by associating its new line of candy bars with the Girl Scouts, a respected club for girls 5 to 17, Nestle is breaking its commitment not to market to children under 12.by Lisa Aliferis | State of Health, a KQED blog
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Critics of taxes and other restrictions on soda often cite government overreach, or "nanny state" intrusion, as a reason to forego policies that would improve the public's health. Quoted in this KQED blog, BMSG's Heather Gehlert explains how such language undermines public health goals by perpetuating antiquated gender stereotypes and double-standards.by Christie Petrone | Ms. Foundation for Women
Thursday, June 07, 2012
In January 2012, BMSG released a report with the Ms. Foundation for Women on media coverage of Penn State following the arrest of assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on charges of child sexual abuse. As Sandusky’s trial begins, journalists can draw on the report to improve their reporting on child sexual abuse. Recommendations include using precise language and highlighting the need for prevention.
by Staff | The Jewish Daily Forward
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A 2011 report from BMSG on media coverage of child sexual abuse shows that such abuse is underreported, and the language used to describe it is often vague. This lack of precision limits the public’s understanding of the issue.
