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Lifestyle ads from Big Soda: Hypocritical or helpful?

by Alexandra Sifferlin | TIME.com
Friday, August 02, 2013

Corporate social responsibility campaigns are a favorite tactic of soda companies to deflect criticism and manage their image. In this article, BMSG's Andrew Cheyne explains how these campaigns allow the soda industry to shift the blame for their products' health harms onto consumers and obscure the need for regulation.

Nickelodeon resists critics of food ads

by Brooks Barnes, Brian Stelter | The New York Times
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

In spite of continued pressure from BMSG, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and other advocacy groups committed to reducing junk food marketing to children, Nickelodeon maintains that its primary responsibility is entertainment and resists adopting responsible food marketing standards.

Senators urge Nickelodeon to stop airing junk food ads to kids

by Katy Bachman | Ad Week
Monday, June 10, 2013

Four senators join Berkeley Media Studies Group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and other partners in demanding that Nickelodeon "implement strong nutrition standards for all of its marketing to children." Although CSPI found that seven out of 10 food ads Nick carries are for junk foods, Nickelodeon claims its first responsibility is entertainment and will not change its advertising lineup.

Marketing foods and drinks to kids in schools goes on and on

by Marion Nestle | Food Politics
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

A new report from the National Education Policy Center at University of Colorado, Boulder, shows that food companies are not making enough progress in reducing marketing to children. However, the report does not offer recommendations for change. To learn more about how to take action, Nestle recommends visiting our resources section or cspinet.org. Foodmarketing.org, the website of the Food Marketing Workgroup, also contains action opportunities.

Did the food industry buy your kid?

by Nan Feyler | Philly.com
Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Food and beverage companies spend billions each year to target kids with mostly unhealthy products. Referencing a BMSG report on target marketing, the chief of staff of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health shows how pervasive the issue is, especially in communities of color, which are disproportionately targeted with ads for junk food.

Ad from BMSG and CSPI targets Nickelodeon over kids’ marketing

by Staff | Food Product Design
Thursday, March 14, 2013

The public health groups, along with Center for Digital Democracy, Children Now, Prevention Institute, and Voices for America’s Children, have taken out a full-page “wanted” ad in The Hollywood Reporter, calling on Nickelodeon to stop marketing junk food to kids. A new report shows that 70 percent of food ads on Nickelodeon are for unhealthy products.

Sugar industry’s secret documents echo tobacco tactics

by Kelly Crowe | CBC News
Friday, March 08, 2013

The documents show how the sugary industry manipulated science and the media in an effort to influence public opinion and silence critics. The tactics, says BMSG's Andrew Cheyne in a video accompanying this article, mirror those of other industries that "put profits before health."

How do the media influence public health?

by Melinda Hemmelgarn | Food Sleuth Radio
Thursday, March 07, 2013

In conversation with Registered Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn, BMSG Director Lori Dorfman explains how food marketers use message framing and our new digital landscape to influence our food choices and infiltrate our lives. Dorfman draws upon her ongoing research which examines media portrayals of public health issues, including food and beverage marketing, breastfeeding and children‰’s health.

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