On this day in 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, which banned cigarette ads from airing on television and radio. After World War II, cigarette companies ...

After World War II, a surge of advertising saw tobacco companies sponsoring entire shows on the newly pervasive medium of television, including the primetime family cartoon “The Flintstones.” ...

On this day in 1970, President Richard Nixon, acting at the increasing insistence of public health advocates, signed legislation banning cigarette ads on television and radio. (Nixon, an avid pipe ...

In 1970, a large majority of the Australian public (74%) disliked cigarette ads and wanted them banned. The figure is similar for gambling advertising today. In a 2022 survey, 71% agreed these ads ...

The sudden halt came as a result of Congress passing the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act in April 1970, banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio beyond that year.

A 1970 ad for Silva Thins cigarettes also sparked controversy for its sexist tagline: “Cigarettes are like women. The best ones are thin and rich.” NOW called for a boycott of the brand.

Cigarette ads were banned in 1970, but now they’re back — telling you shouldn’t smoke. Philip Morris USA, maker of Marlboro cigarettes, and British American Tobacco, maker of Camels ...

A 1970 ad for Silva Thins cigarettes also sparked controversy for its sexist tagline: “Cigarettes are like women. The best ones are thin and rich.” NOW called for a boycott of the brand.

Carolyn Holbrook receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This research was supported by Australian Research Council Linkage grant LP210100204, 'Cancer Culture: Understanding Anti ...