Tobacco Control in a Changing Media Landscape

Tobacco control in a changing media landscape: how tobacco control programs use the internet.

BACKGROUND More than 80% of U.S. adults use the Internet, 65% of online adults use social media, and more than 60% use the Internet to find and share health information. PURPOSE State tobacco control campaigns could effectively harness the powerful, inexpensive online messaging opportunities. Characterizing current Internet presence of state-sponsored tobacco control programs is an important ...

Changing Landscape in Translation

Translating and translation are transformed with Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Within three decades, a new work environment is shaking up the translator’s world. New types of translators are emerging. The balance between supply and demand is changing. However, we need adequate tools and methods to investigate the new hierarchy which has become established between translators, ...

Changing News Media Landscape in South Korea

A recent disclosure of a presidential scandal and the following development of subsequent events have been a major news topic in South Korea. We conducted a data-driven study to examine public reactions to the scandal and their effect on the Korean media landscape. Our analysis is based on 59,224 news articles published by five popular newsrooms that received a total of 47,906,770 Likes on Face...

Chapter 15 The Changing Landscape of Tobacco Control—Current Status and Future Directions

New media and tobacco control.

OBJECTIVE This paper reviews how the tobacco industry is promoting its products online and examines possible regulation models to limit exposure to this form of marketing. Opportunities to use new media to advance tobacco control are also discussed and future research possibilities are proposed. DATA SOURCES Published articles and grey literature reports were identified through searches of th...