B.A.R. falls on its face with tobacco adThe Bay Area Reporter has such excellent coverage of local health issues, so attuned to the interests of its readers.
So how could you fall so squarely on your face by running a full-page, full-color ad for cigarettes [September 2]? Tobacco advertising has negative health impacts — which is why countries worldwide with more robust tobacco control legislation than U.S.
law affords ban cigarette ads. And this particular ad is especially devious, using marketing buzzwords like "earth-friendly" and "organic" to gloss over the fact that these cigarettes are just as bad for a smoker's health as any others.