Title |
Advocates, interest groups and Australian news coverage of alcohol advertising restrictions: content and framing analysis
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-727 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Andrea S Fogarty, Simon Chapman |
Abstract |
Legislating restrictions on alcohol advertising is a cost-effective measure to reduce consumption of alcohol. Yet Australia relies upon industry self-regulation through voluntary codes of practice regarding the content, timing and placement of alcohol advertising. Ending industry self-regulation was recommended by the National Preventative Health Taskforce; a suggestion contested by the drinks industry. Debates about emerging alcohol-control policies regularly play out in the news media, with various groups seeking to influence the discussion. This paper examines news coverage of recommendations to restrict alcohol advertising to see how supporters and opponents frame the debate, with a view to providing some suggestions for policy advocates to advance the discussion. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 17% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
Australia | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 8 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 25% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 93 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 22 | 23% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 15% |
Researcher | 12 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 6% |
Other | 13 | 14% |
Unknown | 19 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Social Sciences | 20 | 21% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 14% |
Psychology | 13 | 14% |
Arts and Humanities | 7 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 4% |
Other | 13 | 14% |
Unknown | 24 | 26% |