News Media Framing of the Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax Debate
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Lisa DunnAbstract
Media coverage of health policy debates has an important impact on public and political understanding and attitudes towards intervention. In 2016 the UK announced a tax on sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) to tackle the growing problem of increased sugar consumption and the tax was introduced in April 2018, sparking considerable debate about the possibility of such a tax in Australia. This project involved an analysis of how the SSB tax has been framed within the Australian news media.Media coverage of health policy debates has an important impact on public and political understanding and attitudes towards intervention. In 2016 the UK announced a tax on sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) to tackle the growing problem of increased sugar consumption and the tax was introduced in April 2018, sparking considerable debate about the possibility of such a tax in Australia. This project involved an analysis of how the SSB tax has been framed within the Australian news media.
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Date
2019-06-13Department, Discipline or Centre
Menzies Centre for Health PolicyShare