Reporting Obesity: a resource for journalists
| Field | Value | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | Bonfiglioli, Catriona | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-05 | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-05 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-01-01 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bonfiglioli, C. 2007 Reporting obesity: a resource for journalists. Sydney, NSW: The NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, The University of Sydney. | en_AU |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-921186-04-2 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/16807 | |
| dc.description | The obesity epidemic is a strong news story which has attracted Australian and international media attention increasingly since 2001. The Australian news media has highlighted many of the key issues in overweight and obesity as well as reporting debates including: Is food or exercise the most important factor? How bad are junk foods? Should food advertising to kids be banned? Should school canteens and tuckshops ban junk food? Is obesity alone really a health risk or only a problem when it is combined with diabetes, heart disease or other diseases? These choices in reporting overweight and obesity profoundly affect Australians’ understandings and attitudes to these problems. The increase in coverage is placing obesity on the public agenda. However, paradoxically, the focus on obesity may also make the issue seem irrelevant to some people, stigmatise overweight people and fuel the industries which are dependent on obesogenic lifestyles but offer only short-term solutions. The aim of this publication is to highlight current debates in relation to obesity as a health problem, point to evidencebased research, suggest alternative news angles and illuminate the choices journalists can make in how they cover this topic. The media guide is based on current research as well as analysis of media coverage of obesity in Australia. It is recognised that this issue is receiving constant media coverage and the focus of debate may change from time to time. | en_AU |
| dc.publisher | The NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity | en_AU |
| dc.subject | obesity | en_AU |
| dc.subject | media | en_AU |
| dc.subject | children | en_AU |
| dc.subject | food | en_AU |
| dc.subject | diet | en_AU |
| dc.subject | journalist | en_AU |
| dc.title | Reporting Obesity: a resource for journalists | en_AU |
| dc.contributor.department | NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, School of Public Health and NSW Health | en_AU |
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