Content Analysis of US News Stories About E-Cigarettes in 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coverage of e-cigarettes in the news media may shape public perceptions about them but little is known about such news content. This content analysis characterized discussion of e-cigarettes in leading print and online US news sources in 2015.

Methods

We searched Access World News and Factiva databases for e-cigarette-related news articles appearing in the top 30 circulating newspapers, 4 newswires, and 4 online news sources in the United States in 2015 (n = 295). Coders identified the presence of various e-cigarette topics (e.g. regulation), and benefit and risk statements.

Results

Nearly half of articles (45.1%) focused primarily on e-cigarette policy/regulatory issues, although e-cigarette prevalence (21.0%) and health effects (21.7%) were common main to

SUBMITTER: Wackowski OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6037126 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature