tonight on kthv 11
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Ok so kthv basically painted a fairly negative picture of the e-cig. Reported that one costs 140bucks plus 30 bucks for carts. said a cart equals a pack of cigs, repeated some of the ar dept of health position on them and interviewed one 6 month positive user and 3 complete newbs that of course had no clue what they were doing. POO on you channel 11. tsk tsk
Here's the piece on their website; What are e-cigarettes? | todaysthv.com. There's a comments section at the bottom. If you post it over on the e-cig news section a lot of people, including VocalEK, are likely to post a rebuttal. I'll check it tomorrow and see what I can do.
Posted, and so has several others including VocalEK and Thulium. (CASAA board members) The news forum thread can be found here; http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/media-general-news/185712-really-bad-video-article.html
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http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/
Next time you are looking to do an article on ecigarettes, start with the above link. I too started with one of the overpriced mall kiosk type ecigarettes and gave up on it since it was too expensive and not a very good product. Through the e-cigarette forums, I was able to find good suppliers where I bought a good kit for $60. I can get a 1 month supply of ejuice for $15. I actually make my own juice now. I use vegetable glycerin (baking ingredient), propylene glycol (can be found in food flavorings and colorings, lotions, deoderants, toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.), and nicotine diluted in a propylene glycol base. I add a variety of food flavorings to this depending on my taste at the time. The FDA was irresponsible in spreading the information on their testing in such a way as to cast a negative light on ecigs. The carcinogens they mention are no more than what are present in their own approved smoking cessation products. The diethylene glycol they found was in trace amounts (parts per billion) and is not regularly used in the ecig industry (fluke). Studies have been done and more are being done at this moment on the effects of ecigarettes. We know exactly what ingredients are in them as vapers the world over are working with the manufacturers to make sure the product is safe. The tobacco and pharmaceutical companies are lobbying our government to keep this product off the market because it is an affordable harm reduction product. It may not be as safe as completely abstaining from all nicotine products, but for many of us, it is by far the best option we have.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/
Next time you are looking to do an article on ecigarettes, start with the above link. I too started with one of the overpriced mall kiosk type ecigarettes and gave up on it since it was too expensive and not a very good product. Through the e-cigarette forums, I was able to find good suppliers where I bought a good kit for $60. I can get a 1 month supply of ejuice for $15. I actually make my own juice now. I use vegetable glycerin (baking ingredient), propylene glycol (can be found in food flavorings and colorings, lotions, deoderants, toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.), and nicotine diluted in a propylene glycol base. I add a variety of food flavorings to this depending on my taste at the time. The FDA was irresponsible in spreading the information on their testing in such a way as to cast a negative light on ecigs. The carcinogens they mention are no more than what are present in their own approved smoking cessation products. The diethylene glycol they found was in trace amounts (parts per billion) and is not regularly used in the ecig industry (fluke). Studies have been done and more are being done at this moment on the effects of ecigarettes. We know exactly what ingredients are in them as vapers the world over are working with the manufacturers to make sure the product is safe. The tobacco and pharmaceutical companies are lobbying our government to keep this product off the market because it is an affordable harm reduction product. It may not be as safe as completely abstaining from all nicotine products, but for many of us, it is by far the best option we have.
I actually talked to the guy on the phone. He thought he was pretty thorough on the article and tried to not put e cigs in a negative light, but also highlight negative things about them.
He missed the mark, but the fact he tried to be unbiased says something about him personally.
He did not seem close minded or ignorant.
When I asked him about another segment to change a few details, he said they don't really get to choose what they report on. They are given assignments from above.
He missed the mark, but the fact he tried to be unbiased says something about him personally.
He did not seem close minded or ignorant.
When I asked him about another segment to change a few details, he said they don't really get to choose what they report on. They are given assignments from above.
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