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[last page] • September 17, 2002 - Tobacco Free Kids
Tobacco Free Kids notes that Philip Morris’s "termination of ineffective anti-smoking ads" is a positive step, but asks that tobacco companies also stop opposing other prevention programs.
• September 13, 2002 - Yahoo! News
San Diego judge dismisses a class-action lawsuit filed against US cigarette manufacturers on behalf of California minors, citing freedom-of-speech protections.
• September 03, 2002 - Yahoo! News
A new study finds that adolescent couch potatoes are more likely to start smoking than teens with more restricted viewing hours.
• August 29, 2002 - CNN.com
According to a new CDC/WHO study, 14% of people age 13 to 15 around the world smoke cigarettes, with nearly a quarter of them having tried their first cigarette by age 10. However, nearly 70 percent said they want to quit immediately.
• August 14, 2002 - Yahoo! News
In the 1980s and early 1990s, tobacco companies exerted pressure on pharmaceutical companies to tone down ad campaigns for products aimed to help people quit smoking. In one example, Philip Morris was able to influence the marketing of the nicotine replacement gum, Nicorette, by threatening to withdraw millions of dollars worth of business from Dow Chemical.
• August 13, 2002 - JoinTogether.org
A new survey shows that many high-school students in the United States are smoking cigarettes in an effort to lose weight.
• August 12, 2002 - AdAge.com
Philip Morris USA has not run a single magazine ad for Marlboro this year, but the tobacco leader continues to aggressively promote brands at retail through discounts and other programs and
events that facilitate customers' interaction and reward their loyalty.
• August 09, 2002 - MSNBC
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas treated for throat cancer, says he has trouble forgiving himself for the rampant cigarette use in his films.
• August 01, 2002 - American School Board Journal
Tobacco use is declining among teens, but it's still a serious problem.
• July 30, 2002 - Yahoo! News
A German consumer protection association is suing two cigarette companies for allegedly breaking advertising rules by appealing to young people and playing down the risk of illness through smoking.
• July 18, 2002 - AdAge.com
Philip Morris Cos. will invest $350 million to promote and market its premium cigarette brands - Marlboro, Parliament, Virginia Slims and Basic - at retail, the company announced today.
• July 17, 2002 - JoinTogether.org
A new study shows that cigarette advertising can impede parents' efforts to prevent children from smoking; cigarette ads influence teens to smoke even when parents are highly involved in their lives.
• June 06, 2002 - AdAge.com
A California judge fined R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. $20 million for targeting teens in magazine ad campaigns, a decision that holds the potential to force tobacco companies to pull more of their ads from consumer titles.
• May 30, 2002 - American Public Health Association
According to a new American Legacy Foundation study, Philip Morris's youth anti-smoking ads makes kids more likely to smoke in the future. Legacy claimed that the Philip Morris campaign undermines their own "Truth" campaign.
• April 03, 2002 - Tobacco Free Kids
New Poll Shows Kids Still Bombarded with Tobacco Advertising.
• April 02, 2002 - Tacoma News Tribune
Park Close to Being Smoke Free.
• April 01, 2002 - Join Together Online
Depressed Teens More Likely to Smoke.
• March 11, 2002 - AdAge.com
Big Tobacco Objects to Further Ad Restrictions.
• February 19, 2002 - AdAge.com
Cigarette Giant Sues Anti-Tobacco Ad Group.
• January 13, 2002 - New York Times
In Saudi Arabia, a new jihad, or holy war, was recently declared against Big Tobacco.
• January 07, 2002 - Department of Health, Washington State
Recently released anti-tobacco advertisements approach the topic of smoking in an "in-your-face" way.
• December 27, 2001 - San Francisco Chronicle
Smoking in films seems to have made a comeback in recently released movies.
• December 14, 2001 - The Glasgow Herald, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
The British Medical Association has asked British film companies to ban smoking in films.
• December 11, 2001 - New York Times
An Old Enemy, Smoking, Hangs Tough - Worrisome trends concerning young people and smoking.
• November 28, 2001 - Antelope Valley News
A local non-profit group in California is seeking to pass a prevention plan that would eliminate public alcohol and tobacco advertisements in their local community.
• November 19, 2001 - New York Times
The proposed name change of the Philip Morris Companies is sparking debate and conversations about how consumers will perceive the new name.
• October 31, 2001 - The Seattle Times
Los Angeles may decide this year whether or not to allow people to continue to smoke in its public parks.
• October 31, 2001 - St. Petersburg Times
The Florida Department of Health is releasing new advertisements that put a new spin on the Philip Morris commercials promoting the company's charitable contributions in the United States.
• October 05, 2001 - The Seattle Times
The number of teens who begin smoking has decreased by one-third in the past two years.
• August 01, 2001 - Health and Health Care in Schools Journal
This journal article explains that even small amounts of second-hand smoke can be harmful to non-smokers.
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