Otago Daily Time, April 10th 2026; John Lewis Marketing’s role in amplifying consumption of harmful products like tobacco, alcohol, gambling and ultra-processed food has become ‘‘impossible to ignore’’. Now, new University of Otago research has called for stronger scrutiny of marketing practices linked to harmful products. Study leaders University of Otago Business School marketing researchers … Read More →
Businessday.ng 30-03-2026 Introduction: When convenience becomes a public health risk Across many African countries today, a troubling trend has emerged in the form of sachet-packaged alcoholic beverages. These small, inexpensive plastic sachets—often sold for the price of a bottle of water—have made alcohol more accessible than ever before. What began as a commercial innovation designed … Read More →
EURASIA REVIEW, March 29 2026, By Dr. K S Parthasarathy For nearly three decades, India has lived with a peculiar contradiction. On paper, the country may be prohibiting the advertising of alcohol and tobacco. In practice, however, the public sphere is saturated with “club sodas,” “music CDs,” “glassware,” “water bottles,” and “brand philosophies” that bear an … Read More →
By Storyboard18| March 29, 2026 Indian Railways boosts Non Fare Revenue via OOH, RDN and train branding, with strict ad bans on alcohol, tobacco and erotic content, Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Rajya Sabha. Indian Railways has formulated comprehensive Non-Fare Revenue (NFR) policies to earn non-fare revenue through advertisement and branding initiatives. Under the Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising … Read More →
By Alejandro Calvillo March 21, 2026 This article by Alejandro Calvillo originally appeared in the March 21, 2026 edition of Sin Embargo. As a society we are drowning in advertising, to such a degree that we do not fully distinguish it; we have no idea how it determines our habits, our choices. Advertising has the capacity to … Read More →
Medical Xpress, 21-03-2026 An attractive influencer couple chats in a kitchen as they prepare dinner. A wine bottle sits on the counter. Someone takes a sip. It looks less like an ad than a slice of ordinary life, the kind of moment that can pass unnoticed during an aimless scroll on social media. Influencer posts … Read More →
New Stalk News New Zealand; Tom Eley and Danielle Zollickhofer, 20 Mar 2026 University of Waikato Te Wānanga Waiora Division of Health, associate professor Dr Victoria Egli. University of Waikato researchers say a new study shows alcohol advertising is shaping how New Zealand children think about drinking and could be pushing them towards alcohol … Read More →
International Journal of Drug Policy Volume 148, February 2026 ; Richard I. Purves a, Jack G. Martin a, Piotr Teodorowski a, Olivia Brown b a. Institute for Social Marketing and Health, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, United Kingdom b. University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom Highlights Young people (aged 11–17) demonstrate strong recognition of alcohol brands through sports sponsorship exposure. Alibi … Read More →
The effects of advertising, and now social media, on alcohol-use disorder and substance-use research, are both global and urgent. Alcohol and Alcoholism and Nicotine & Tobacco Research, two leading journals in alcohol-use disorder and substance use research, have collaborated on this collection of recent articles published in their journals exploring how advertising, social media, and marketing have … Read More →
How alcohol sports advertising influences child and youth consumption behaviour. Report Alcohol Action Ireland, february 2026