"It is merely a paper tiger." Battle for increased tobacco advertising regulation in Indonesia: content analysis of news articles.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

At the end of 2012, the Indonesian government enacted tobacco control regulation (PP 109/2012) that included stricter tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) controls. The PP did not ban all forms of TAPS and generated a great deal of media interest from both supporters and detractors. This study aims to analyse stakeholder arguments regarding the adoption and implementation of the regulation as presented through news media converge.

Design

Content analysis of 213 news articles reporting on TAPS and the PP that were available from the Factiva database and the Google News search engine.

Setting

Indonesia, 24 December 2012-29 February 2016.

Methods

Arguments presented in the news article about the adoption and implementation of the PP were

SUBMITTER: Astuti PAS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588975 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature