News Media and the Influence of the Alcohol Industry: An Analysis of Media Coverage of Alcohol Warning Labels With a Cancer Message in Canada and Ireland

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العنوان: News Media and the Influence of the Alcohol Industry: An Analysis of Media Coverage of Alcohol Warning Labels With a Cancer Message in Canada and Ireland
المؤلفون: Nour Schoueri-Mychasiw, Erin Hobin, Alexandria Vincent, Thomas K. Greenfield, David Hammond, Kate Vallance, Jonathan McGavock, Tim Stockwell
المصدر: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
بيانات النشر: Rutgers University, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
مصطلحات موضوعية: endocrine system, medicine.medical_specialty, Canada, Health (social science), Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol industry, Public debate, MEDLINE, 030508 substance abuse, Media coverage, Alcohol, Product Labeling, Toxicology, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, Neoplasms, medicine, Humans, Mass Media, News media, business.industry, Public health, Alcoholic Beverages, food and beverages, Cancer, Advertising, medicine.disease, Psychiatry and Mental health, chemistry, Special Section: Alcohol Warning Labels, Business, Public Health, 0305 other medical science, Ireland
الوصف: Objective: Media coverage of alcohol-related policy measures can influence public debate and is often more aligned with interests of the alcohol industry than public health. The purpose of this study was to examine the framing of news coverage of alcohol warning label (AWL) initiatives that included a cancer message on alcohol containers in two different countries. Policy contexts and industry perspectives were also evaluated. Method: We identified and systematically reviewed news articles published between 2017–2019 covering an AWL academic study in Yukon, Canada, and labeling provisions in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill in Ireland. Both included a cancer message. News stories were coded for media type and topic slant; inclusion of alcohol industry perspectives was examined using content analysis. Results: Overall, 68.4% of media articles covering the Yukon Study (n = 38) and 18.9% covering the Ireland Bill (n = 37) were supportive of AWLs with a cancer message. The majority of articles in both sites presented alcohol industry perspectives (Yukon, 65.8%; Ireland, 86.5%), and industry arguments opposing AWLs were similar across both contexts. In articles with statements from industry representatives, the label message was frequently disputed by distorting or denying the evidence that alcohol causes cancer (n = 33/43). Conclusions: News coverage of AWLs with a cancer message was more supportive in Canada than Ireland, where alcohol industry perspectives were consistently foregrounded. Industry arguments opposing the cancer label bore similarities across contexts, often distorting or denying the evidence. Increasing awareness of industry messaging strategies may generate more critical coverage of industry lobbying activities and increase public support for alcohol policies. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 81, 273–283, 2020)
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1938-4114
1937-1888
الوصول الحر: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::da1f6799f84c0e09179d17642b4cd435Test
http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7201216Test
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....da1f6799f84c0e09179d17642b4cd435
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE