BMSG in the news

UC Berkeley professor pushes for taxes on sugary drinks

by Claire Chiara | The Daily Californian
Sunday, March 03, 2013

Taxing sugary drinks is a way to improve the public's health. BMSG's Lori Dorfman explains why, in spite of obvious health benefits, there is little support for such a tax and what this means for future public health efforts.

New report critical of digital food marketing to children

by Mark Anstoetter, Madeleine McDonough | Lexology
Friday, March 01, 2013

BMSG and Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity have published a report criticizing top cereal manufacturers for targeting children with "sophisticated online marketing techniques," such as advergames, video and viral marketing.

Taking a moment to nod to some truly effective public health campaigns

by Heather Gehlert | Zocalo
Monday, February 25, 2013

Using tobacco control as an example, BMSG's Heather Gehlert explains that effective health campaigns all have one thing in common: They go beyond attempts to influence individual behavior and push for policy changes to improve our environments.

Dorfman advocates for action on sugary beverage taxes in AJPM commentary

by Linda Anderberg | Berkeley Health Online
Saturday, February 16, 2013

In a February commentary for the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, BMSG's Lori Dorfman addresses the challenges in arguing for taxes on sugary beverages and advocates for continuing efforts to enact policy.

Sunday dialogue: Mayhem on our screens

by Lori Dorfman | The New York Times
Saturday, January 26, 2013

As part of a conversation about the link between violence in the media and aggression in real life, BMSG's Lori Dorfman reframes the issue of media violence from one of free speech to one of money. She points out the "symbiotic relationship between media makers and gun manufacturers" and calls for movie and video-game producers to do more to protect children.

Coke: Out for the calorie count

by Alan Rappeport | Financial Times
Friday, January 25, 2013

Coca-Cola recently launched an anti-obesity ad campaign that, however indirectly, acknowledges the company's role in weight gain. BMSG's Lori Dorfman compares the move to one from Big Tobacco in 1954. Following growing evidence linking tobacco to cancer, industry executives publicly acknowledged the connection in hundreds of U.S. newspapers. (Registration required to view full article)

Media misfire: Why the press don’t seem to care about the gun in gun violence

by Reed Richardson | The Nation
Friday, December 21, 2012

The Sandy Hook school shooting is yet another wake-up call to the nation about the need to stop gun violence. Yet keeping the issue in the media spotlight and mustering the necessary political willpower to make substantive policy changes may prove difficult. As BMSG research shows, this was the case after Columbine. Will this time be different?

Group asserts Nickelodeon markets junk food

by Karlene Lukovitz | MediaPost
Tuesday, December 04, 2012

The Food Marketing Workgroup, a coalition of health groups led by the Berkeley Media Studies Group and Center for Science in the Public Interest, is pushing Viacom to implement stronger nutritional standards for the foods marketed on the Nickelodeon, the largest entertainment company for kids.

Nickelodeon knocked for hawking junk food

by Staff | UPI
Monday, December 03, 2012

Berkeley Media Studies Group has joined hundreds of U.S. health groups and experts in urging Nickelodeon and its parent company Viacom to stop marketing junk food to children. Of the food ads shown on Nickelodeon, 80% are for unhealthy foods.

U.S. is tightening web privacy rule to shield young

by Natasha Singer | The New York Times
Thursday, September 27, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission is moving to overhaul rules that currently allow major corporations to improperly collect children's information online and without parents' awareness. The action comes on the heels of a complaint that advocates including BMSG and the Public Health Institute filed with the FTC.

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