BBC: E-cigarettes "help smokers quit"

[Neloish]

BBC News - E-cigarettes 'help smokers to quit'

Good article, and nice to see that it was picked up by a major news provider.

Edit # got picked up by New York Times as-well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/h...e&t=qry730#/electronic+cigarettes/7days/&_r=0

Edit# 2 Looks like fox news picked it up as well, this might be a major story!
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...ve-quitting-success-among-smokers-study-says/

 

[wv2win]

Overall a very positive article and definitely a positive study that we need to disseminate. His comment about NRT's and support groups in comparison to vaping I don't agree with but overall, a positive for vaping.

 

[DrMA]

Very nice, and from a huge news source!

 

[Neloish]

Looks like it was picked up by the New York Times as well, it has a little more negative spin, but lets hope major US news stations pick this up as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/h...e&t=qry730#/electronic+cigarettes/7days/&_r=0

 

[telsie]

Reuters has the story too and DrudgeReport linked to it.

 

[Neloish]

Just picked up by fox news, its the top story on its health section. This might be a big story!
E-cigarettes improve quitting success among smokers, study says | Fox News

 

[DrMA]

I'm glad this is getting picked up by mainstream media. I honestly didn't think it would be.

 

[zoiDman]

If you Liked the BBC's Article, and that that it was Fair and Balanced, wouldn't it be a Good Call to Contact the BBC and let them Know?

BBC News - Contacting BBC News programmes

If for Nothing Else, to Counter Balance the Negative e-Mails from People who are Sure to Contact them saying How Evil e-Cigarettes actually are?

 

[wv2win]

Looks like it was picked up by the New York Times as well, it has a little more negative spin, but lets hope major US news stations pick this up as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/h...e&t=qry730#/electronic+cigarettes/7days/&_r=0

True to form, the NYT's just couldn't resist quoting the lying hypocrite Stan Glantz.

 

[wv2win]

Just picked up by fox news, its the top story on its health section. This might be a big story!
E-cigarettes improve quitting success among smokers, study says | Fox News

Refreshing, Fox News saw no need to get a comment from discredited Stan Glantz unlike the New York Times.

 

[e-pipeman]

It's good news all round imho - as long as future regulation is "very" light touch.

 

[sonicdsl]

True to form, the NYT's just couldn't resist quoting the lying hypocrite Stan Glantz.

Daily Mail did the same. While I was reading, I was all , but then suddenly they started quoting UCSF junk, and I was all .

 

[aubergine]

Also picked up by the Washington Post, WebMd, Newsweek, Healthline, Guardian, Business Insider, and lots more. The major news networks should be picking it up soon.

That the NYT, with its absolutely odious and consistent bias against e-cigs, had to pick it up indicates the significance of the study.

EXCELLENT!!!!

 

[zoiDman]

Also picked up by the Washington Post, WebMd, Newsweek, Healthline, Guardian, Business Insider, and lots more. The major news networks should be picking it up soon.

That the NYT, with its absolutely odious and consistent bias against e-cigs, had to pick it up indicates the significance of the study.

EXCELLENT!!!!

I think that the Longer you look at the Media, the More you Realize that they just Publish what Sells more Advertising Dollars. And that is Driven by Printed Sales or Web Hits.

If More Anti e-Cigarette people write in and say they Loved Some Article, than that is what they want to run with. Because that means their Advertisers are get More Exposure. Even if a "Significant" Study contradicts what the have be Publishing.

The Media will Publish things like the Drexel Study. But Only if they felt that More People wanted to hear about than Didn't.

We have/are Constantly Losing this War of Words. Because when we Like, or Dislike, something, we post it here, on the ECF. But when the Anti e-Cigarette people of the World Like or Dislike something, they e-Mail the Publisher.

 

[Katya]

Looks like it was picked up by the New York Times as well, it has a little more negative spin, but lets hope major US news stations pick this up as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/h...e&t=qry730#/electronic+cigarettes/7days/&_r=0

Bloody NYT.

Professor West, an e-cigarette optimist,

They just can't help themselves.

 

[011COACH]

Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/science/scie...igarettes-to-quit-smoking-20140520-story.html


WebMD

http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/news/20140520/can-e-cigarettes-help-you-quit-smoking

 

[jtpjc]

Not possible to comment on any of these publications.

 

[Ripshod]

If you Liked the BBC's Article, and that that it was Fair and Balanced, wouldn't it be a Good Call to Contact the BBC and let them Know?

BBC News - Contacting BBC News programmes

If for Nothing Else, to Counter Balance the Negative e-Mails from People who are Sure to Contact them saying How Evil e-Cigarettes actually are?

Done!! Get those positive comments in guys.

 

[Bob Chill]

For the first time since...ever...a google news search about ecigs is a long list of positive articles. All about the same thing but still. I never thought I'd see this day.

 

[MelvinTheDude]

I think that the Longer you look at the Media, the More you Realize that they just Publish what Sells more Advertising Dollars. And that is Driven by Printed Sales or Web Hits.

I can speak from experience—they write about what's handed to them from credible sources or sources who have developed a relationship with the reporter. Health news in particular is just a vehicle for various industry groups and non-profits to get their message out.

Is coffee good for heart health? The coffee industry group prewrote the story and put it in the reporters email.

Will food coloring give your child ADHD? Frequent contributor Center for Science in the Public Interest handed the news outlet a mostly completed story.

All the reporter needs to do is call a second source and boom. Done. A big reason you'll see the same names over and over again (e.g. Stan Glantz) is because they've proven themselves reliable and timely with their responses.

CASAA has proven itself ineffective at building this kind of relationship and will not be considered a resource for the media.