by Carolina Gomez Mena | La Jornada (The Journal)
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
During a presentation in Mexico City of the newly released report, "Marketing of food and beverages to children: Industry strategies," experts in nutrition, communication and children's rights advocates, including BMSG's Fernando Quintero, provided testimony regarding the need for stricter regulations around target marketing to children.
by Libby Copeland | The Washington Post
Monday, July 21, 2014
Citing BMSG research on news coverage of domestic violence, this Washington Post article discusses how some of the language that media use to report on domestic homicides lets perpetrators off the hook by rationalizing their behavior.
by Jean Tepperman | East Bay Express
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Soda consumption isn’t just a health issue — it’s a social justice issue. As BMSG’s Lori Dorfman points out in this article, soda companies aggressively market to youth of color and do so by exploiting cultural identities, music and images.
by Anna Lapp̩ | Al Jazeera America
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Young people of color face steeper risks of diet-related illness and, as BMSG Director Lori Dorfman explains, an avalanche of food marketing targeted at them both online and off. "Marketing," she says, "is integrated in all aspects of their lives."by Dana Woldow | BeyondChron
Monday, March 03, 2014
The soda industry is sparing no expense in its opposition to a proposed tax in San Francisco. A new study from BMSG, which reveals the strategies and arguments Big Soda used to defeat taxes in two other California cities, offers insight into what tactics voters can expect.
by Lisa Aliferis | KQED's State of Health
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
In 2012, voters in the California cities of Richmond and El Monte soundly defeated proposed taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages. The ballot measures were widely covered by local, state and national press. An analysis of that coverage, released today by the Berkeley Media Studies Group, looks at what themes were covered on both sides of the debate.
by Staff | SaludToday Blog
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
In 2012, two California cities with large Latino populations, Richmond and El Monte, failed in their attempts to pass a tax on sugary drinks. A new study by Berkeley Media Studies Group found that the soda industry influenced news coverage of the two ballot measures, but did so in a behind-the-scenes way.
by Jeff Okey | The California Endowment
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
In November 2012, the cities of Richmond and El Monte, Calif., tried but failed to implement a soda tax to fund health programs. To those watching this play out, it appeared that both communities had spoken and their answer was "no" to the tax. A new report from Berkeley Media Studies Group shows that wasn't the case.by Jill Filipovic | The Guardian
Monday, February 03, 2014
The purpose of Coca-Cola’s ad, which highlighted America’s diversity, wasn’t just to celebrate the reality of a multi-ethnic country. Citing BMSG research on target marketing, Jill Filipovic shows it was to sell soda to rapidly-expanding but vulnerable populations, even if that means contributing to serious health problems, exploiting divides in class and education, and exacerbating racial inequality.
by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Politico
Monday, November 25, 2013
Responding to criticism of first lady Michelle Obama's emphasis on her role as "mom-in-chief," MomsRising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner makes the case that the real feminist issue is undermining women because they are mothers. This often leaves them economically insecure and struggling to put food on the table, making it a public health issue too. BMSG Director Lori Dorfman notes the positive steps that the first lady has taken to prioritize kids' health to the benefit of moms, families and entire communities.
