News Media Framing of New York City’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Portion-Size Cap

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ID11034821
AuthorsElisabeth A Donaldson (0000-0002-7748-5160, Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns...), Joanna E Cohen (0000-0002-3869-3637, Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns...), Patricia L Truant (Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns...), Lainie Rutkow (Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns...), Norma F Kanarek (Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns...), Norma Kanarek (0000-0001-7738-7168, Johns Hopkins University), Colleen L Barry (0000-0001-8211-5036, Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns...)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue11
Pages2202-2209
Publication date2015-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2015.302673
PMID26378853
OpenAlexW1914890766
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited28

Objectives. We assessed news media framing of New York City’s proposed regulation to prohibit the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages greater than 16 ounces. Methods. We conducted a quantitative content analysis of print and television news from within and outside New York City media markets. We examined support for and opposition to the portion-size cap in the news coverage from its May 31, 2012, proposal through the appellate court ruling on July 31, 2013. Results. News coverage corresponded to key events in the policy’s evolution. Although most stories mentioned obesity as a problem, a larger proportion used opposing frames (84%) than pro-policy frames (36%). Mention of pro-policy frames shifted toward the policy’s effect on special populations. The debate’s most prominent frame was the opposing frame that the policy was beyond the government’s role (69%). Conclusions. News coverage within and outside the New York City media market was more likely to mention arguments in opposition to than in support of the portion-size cap. Understanding how the news media framed this issue provides important insights for advocates interested in advancing similar measures in other jurisdictions

Advertising · Business · Content analysis · Framing (construction) · Media coverage · Media policy · Media studies · News media · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · History · Law · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

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