- Flack Attack
PR Watch article on tobacco industry PR.
http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/2000Q3/
- How the Industry Argues That Nicotine Is Not Addictive
Analysis of the industry argument that nicotine is not addictive. Extensive documentation on how industry PR misleads and confuses the public about the science, on a critical issue: addiction.
http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/8/2/210
- Humboldt Women for Shelter says 'no thanks' to Philip Morris
"The mission of Humboldt Women for Shelter is to help and protect women. We knew that was not compatible with an industry that is responsible for the deaths of approximately 200,000 women per year."
http://www.californialung.org/press/000830deception.html
- Keep America Beautiful
PR Watch article examines whether KAB is a grassroots non-profit or a tobacco front group.
http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/2001Q3/kab.html
- More Smoke and Mirrors
Ontario Medical Association analysis of tobacco industry sponsored "youth smoking prevention" programs concludes they are a tobacco industry PR campaign, designed to make the industry look good, not to reduce youth smoking.
http://www.oma.org/pcomm/OMR/mar/02smoking.htm
- Philip Morris Attempts to Re-define Image
Reviews the image makeover, featuring ads about charities; explores the whys and hows behind the campaign, in particular why Philip Morris has a credibility problem.
http://www.tobaccofreedom.org/issues/documents/image/index.html
- Philip Morris Money
Article from the American Prospect examines the uses and reasons for the philanthropy of the largest tobacco company in the world.
http://www.prospect.org/archives/V11-10/dreyfuss-r.html
- Philip Morris Promises to Polish its Image
News article on Philip Morris image campaign reveals the PR is aimed at boosting its stock price and helping it in court.
http://expressindia.com/fe/daily/19990707/fco07053.html
- Philip Morris's "Philanthropy"
Wall Street Journal article covers a major TV ad from Philip Morris, "with production costs far exceeding the actual food donation depicted".
http://www.stayfreemagazine.org/public/philipmorris.html
- Philip Morris: Killing to Make a Difference
CorpWatch reviews the Philip Morris image PR campaign, and gives Philip Morris a Greenwash award for its TV commercials.
http://www.corpwatch.org/campaigns/PCD.jsp?articleid=217
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