TY - JOUR AU - Huey, Jocelyn AU - Apollonio, Dorie E. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/09/17 TI - A content analysis of popular media reporting regarding increases in minimum ages of legal access for tobacco JO - BMC Public Health SP - 1129 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - In the late 20th century, US localities began increasing the minimum age of legal access (MLA) for tobacco from 18 to 21 years by enacting “Tobacco 21” ordinances. Although these policies have a strong evidence base and broad popular support, popular media coverage of tobacco control laws has not always been accurate. This study sought to determine if contemporaneous popular media reporting accurately reflected the scientific findings regarding increased tobacco MLAs. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6020-6 DO - 10.1186/s12889-018-6020-6 ID - Huey2018 ER -