Who thinks what about e-cigarette regulation? A content analysis of UK newspapers.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To establish how frequently different types of stakeholders were cited in the UK media debate about e-cigarette regulation, their stances towards different forms of e-cigarette regulation, and what rationales they employed in justifying those stances.

Methods

Quantitative and qualitative content analyses of 104 articles about e-cigarette regulation published in eight UK and three Scottish national newspapers between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2014.

Results

Reporting on e-cigarette regulation grew significantly (P < 0.001) throughout the sample period. Governments and regulatory bodies were the most frequently cited stakeholders and uniformly supported regulation, while other stakeholders did not always support regulation. Arguments for e-cigarette regulation

SUBMITTER: Patterson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4982091 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature