- "Operation Berkshire": the international tobacco companies' conspiracy
Tobacco industry documents reveal the establishment of a conspiracy between Philip Morris, R J Reynolds, British American Tobacco, Rothmans, Reemtsma, Gallaher and Imperial, starting in 1977, to promote controversy over smoking and disease and to reassure smokers.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/321/7257/371
- A Frank Statement
On January 4, 1954, in response to continuing scientific reports on the health effects of smoking, the tobacco industry published this ad in more than 400 newspapers. It was a seminal moment in the history of tobacco, and also of public relations.
http://www.tobacco.org/Documents/dd/ddfrankstatement.html
- Australian Tobacco Industry Internal Documents
Australian researcher presents internal tobacco industry documents on: advertising, targeting children; confusing the public on smoking and health; funding scientists, doctors, and consultants; secondhand smoke; plain packaging and health warnings; corporate plans, industry meetings; and product manipulation.
http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/tobacco/ozdocs.html
- Big Tobacco Accused of Destroying Evidence
Washington post article covers tobacco industry document shredding, attempts to discredit anti-smoking activists, and attempts to bribe health officials.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A6138-2001Dec6
- Big Tobacco Bounces Back
Philip Morris et al. are recasting themselves as kinder, gentler companies concerned about their communities. Meanwhile, they're strong-arming the TV networks to block counter-ads which might persuade you otherwise.
http://www.motherjones.com/fotc/fotc18.html
- Big Tobacco Threatened Drug Manufacturers
Tobacco industry memos show cigarette companies pressured makers of stop-smoking aids to mute their message.
http://www.cleanlungs.com/education/features/reprisal.html
- California Documents from the State of Minnesota Depository
Once-secret tobacco industry documents provide insight into industry plans to weaken enforcement of and support for California's smoke-free workplaces; industry efforts to form a network of groups to advance the tobacco industry position thereby creating the sense of a grass roots movement, and industry efforts to undermine the California tobacco control program.
http://galen.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/calminnesota/
- Cigarette Secrets
Mother Jones article on funny things that pop up when you start sifting through thousands of pages of once-secret tobacco documents.
http://www.motherjones.com/sideshow/mehta.html
- Cigarettes Killed The Marlboro Man
David McClean, who was the Marlboro Man for Philip Morris, died of lung cancer caused by smoking. The text of his widow's lawsuit against Philip Morris provides information on industry conduct over the years.
http://www.courttv.com/legaldocs/business/tobacco/marlboroman.html
- Committee on the Judiciary - Humphrey Statement
Statement by Minnesota Attorney General Humbert Humphrey III before the House Judiciary Committee on tobacco policy and the June 20th settlement. "All the tobacco industry asks you to do, Mr. Chairman, is to guarantee them decades of prosperity...Members of this Committee, you don't need Philip Morris' blessing to proceed."
http://www.house.gov/judiciary/10119.htm
- Concentration of Power
Section from report on the tobacco industry examines where power is concentrated in the tobacco industry.
http://www.soc.duke.edu/~s142tm12/ConcentrationofPower.html
- Daily Doc: Philip Morris aggression
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals started marketing Nicorette gum in the early 1980s. In response, Philip Morris ceased all of its humectant purchases from Dow, and let them know why.
http://www.tobacco.org/Documents/dd/ddpmagg.html
- Diary of Denial
An Australian history of tobacco industry denials about the health effects of smoking, addictiveness of nicotine and marketing of tobacco products to children.
http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/tobacco/diaryofd.html
- Discoveries and Disclosures in the Corporate Documents
Series of research papers published in scientific journal analyses the discoveries made from formerly secret tobacco industry memos, letters, and documents, including tobacco industry secrets, tricks of the trade, marketing to youth, cigarette product design and engineering, cigarette marketing strategies, tobacco related promotion, and failed promises of the tobacco industry.
http://tc.bmjjournals.com/content/vol11/suppl_1/
- Greg Louganis and Big Tobacco
From the Tobacco History Timeline, an example of how the industry uses its influence and buys silence.
http://www.tobacco.org/resources/history/Tobacco_History.html#aa14
- Health Warning: Low Tar Cigarettes are a Deliberate Con
From Action on Smoking and Health in the UK. Covers emissions, smoker compensation, differences between expectations and reality for low tar cigarettes, and what the industry knew and how it behaved.
http://www.ash.org.uk/?bigone
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