From the Deeming Rule to JUUL—US News Coverage of Electronic Cigarettes, 2015–2018

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Published: 2020

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E-cigarette news coverage in the United States increased between 2015 and 2018 and predominantly focused on policy and regulation. Notable spikes in volume were associated with some but not all major e-cigarette events, including the FDA’s deeming rule, Surgeon General’s report, and release of the National Youth Tobacco Survey data in 2018. Coverage of the 2018 National Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Sciences report on the Public Health Consequences of E-cigarettes received minimal news coverage. The high volume in 2018 was driven in large part by coverage of the e-cigarette brand JUUL; over half of news articles in 2018 referenced JUUL specifically.

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Publishing Source:

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Authors:

Olivia A Wackowski, PhD, MPH, Jennah M Sontag, PhD, Binu Singh, MPH, Jessica King, PhD, M Jane Lewis, DrPH, MPH, Michael B Steinberg, MD, Cristine D Delnevo, PhD, MPH,

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Olivia A Wackowski, PhD, MPH, Jennah M Sontag, PhD, Binu Singh, MPH, Jessica King, PhD, M Jane Lewis, DrPH, MPH, Michael B Steinberg, MD, Cristine D Delnevo, PhD, MPH, From the Deeming Rule to JUUL—US News Coverage of Electronic Cigarettes, 2015–2018, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, , ntaa025, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa025