Tobacco Control Resource Center Ensures that Media Coverage of Tobacco-Related Legal Rulings Includes Public Health Issues
Project to enhance reporting on legal developments in tobacco
From December 2001 to December 2004, the Tobacco Control Resource Center in Boston maintained a project to inject a public health perspective into media coverage of key legal rulings related to tobacco use.
Key Results
- The project contributed material to 806 articles or broadcast pieces on tobacco rulings.
- Project staff placed three op-ed columns and 45 letters to the editor.
Funding
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provided an unsolicited grant of $388,715 to support this work.