Wenger L, Malone R, Bero L
Institute for Health Policy Studies, School of Medicine, Box 0936, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2001 Feb;91(2):288-91. doi: 10.2105/ajph.91.2.288.
The purpose of this study was to examine print media coverage of cigars during the period 1987 to 1997.
A content analysis of 790 cigar-focused newspaper and magazine articles was conducted.
Cigar-focused articles increased substantially over the study period, paralleling increased cigar consumption. Articles focused on cigar business (39%) and events (19%). Only 4% of articles focused on health effects. Sixty-two percent portrayed cigars favorably. The tobacco industry was mentioned in 54% of articles and portrayed positively in 78%. Forty-two percent of the individuals quoted or described in articles were affiliated with the tobacco industry; only 5% were government/public health figures.
Print coverage of cigars failed to communicate health risk messages and contributed to positive images of cigars.
本研究旨在调查1987年至1997年期间印刷媒体对雪茄的报道情况。
对790篇以雪茄为主题的报纸和杂志文章进行了内容分析。
在研究期间,以雪茄为主题的文章大幅增加,与雪茄消费量的增加同步。文章主要关注雪茄业务(39%)和活动(19%)。只有4%的文章关注健康影响。62%的文章对雪茄持正面描述。54%的文章提到了烟草行业,其中78%对其进行了正面描述。文章中引用或描述的个人有42%与烟草行业有关联;只有5%是政府/公共卫生领域的人物。
印刷媒体对雪茄的报道未能传达健康风险信息,反而塑造了雪茄的正面形象。