Throughout life, we experience many conflicts of interest in ethical issues as all people have different understandings with different surroundings. There are many ethical issues for ban on tobacco advertising with the conflict of interest that pertained to government in India. In this essay, I will discuss about agreements and disagreements of the ban on tobacco advertising in India with the conflict of interest issues. Lastly, I will present my opinions on what India government should do.
Advocates believed that tobacco advertising may affect public health and induce children and young people to begin experimenting with tobacco products. Advertising towards children could not be considered ethical as children have not yet fully developed
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They asserted that the advertisement should be legal if a product is legally sold and they claimed that the government needs to stop production if the cigarette is illegal goods. They strongly raised objections that the advertising ban violates their freedom of expression as well and they denied that they targeted young smokers through advertisement. For instance, the survey from the Indian Market Research Bureau, 49% of respondent answered that they began smoking because of their curiosity and no one said advertising induced them to smoke. This research sympathized with tobacco companies and it verified that the advertisement did not have a serious impact on young people. Tobacco companies underlined that the ban on tobacco advertising will impact on the customer’s brand selection only and that does not result in an increase in tobacco consumption. For example, from the Indian market, the main producer of cigarettes comprised only 16% of the market and the other 84% was accounted for by other products such as ghutka, zarda. The ghutka and zarda are more harmful products and this result highlighted that the ban on tobacco advertising was not likely to have a major impact on the tobacco consumption rate. Moreover, there were weak correlation between cigarette consumption and money spent by cigarette companies on advertisements and this revealed that the advertisement does …show more content…
A lot of foreign magazines are sold in India and television channels that were uplinked from foreign countries carried an advertisement by cigarette multinationals. In accordance with the article, “Marlboro, was very popular with well-to-do Indian youth, even minors. Formula I could be viewed on the sports channels, as they were uplinked from outside the country” Even though India imposed such a ban on the domestic players; people are in contact with a variety of foreign advertisements from the television and internet as well. The foreign advertisement is seen as particularly dangerous as it may influence the smoking habits of younger viewers because the advertisement emphasizes the exotic image by introducing fruit-flavored cigarettes with the latest
Tobacco companies should be prevented from using advertising tactics that target teenagers. There has always been controversy as to how tobacco companies should prevent using advertising tactics to target teenagers. As controversial as this is tobacco companies shouldn’t advertise teen smoking. Many teens may be lured to believe cigarette advertising because it has been part of the American Culture for years, magazine ads and the media target young people, and these companies receive a drastic increase financially; however, the advertising by these cigarette companies has disadvantages such as having to campaign against their own company, limiting their cigarette advertising and becoming a controversial dilemma as to encouraging teenagers to smoke. From billboards to newspaper advertisements, cigarette promotions started becoming part of the American Culture.
Tobacco companies have relied on the media to lure children. They quickly realized that ‘the company that dominates is that which most effectively targets young”(Imperial Tobacco document.) To counteract the idea of disease and other negative aspects of tobacco, the industry used imagery in the media such as natural settings and healthy actors doing active things. This helps them to insinuate that smoking leads to success, romance, sophistication and other advancements in their lifestyle, which was easily imprinted in the minds of children. A document found among Imperial tobacco files described their priority: “…having our imagery reach those non-reading young people who frequent malls should be our chief goal.”(1.170) Unaware of how important the under 18 market was to the industry, the government could only attempt to lengthen the distance between schools and billboards because they’re ineffective attempts were ignored by the large corporations. With many billboards concentrated in small areas it put the idea in children’s minds that smoking was socially acceptable and that t...
Cigarette advertisements reflect society’s love-hate relationship with tobacco products through the ages. During its heyday of popularity, cigarette advertisements were not governed in any way, allowing tobacco companies to use any means necessary to sell their products including advertising during popular children’s television shows. This practice came under scrutiny around 1964 when the Surgeon General released its first report on “smoking and health.” This report stated that smoking may be hazardous to your health. Soon to follow the release of this report was a ban on all cigarette advertisements on television and radio.
While todays major tobacco producers deny that they market to the youth. However, we still see them subliminally targeting children through magazine advertisements, store posters, and Internet ads. In addition, they continue to use product placement strategies in mov...
When observing this Lucky Strike Cigarette Ad, it was prominent that important people were smoking this brand to increase the hype of the product. While young children are extremely impressionable, older population who idealized these famous people most likely joined the fad because of these images. Therefore, the popularized idea of smoking altogether started with a target at fan groups. Thus, banning this advertisement style of tobacco products is a significant reason for reducing cigarette smoking in the U.S. as the population had less direct forms of famous sponsors. Whereas, sponsors are the strength behind crazes as they are capable of spreading the word and exposing the product in a popular light. The impressions along with the popularity
Furthermore, since young children have been introduced and exposed to tobacco advertising, children younger than the age o...
Through out its long and devastating history, the cigarette and it’s advertising have had devastating sociological impacts and economic impacts. Tobacco companies attempted to appeal to various underprivileged or minority groups in society, have made money based off addiction and cancer, and have costed society loads of money. With the advertising bans and restrictions that came in both Canada in 1988 (Dunsmuir), and the United States in 1971 (Qi 215), the industry was heavily impacted, and smoking prevalence has since been at an all new low since it peaked. Cigarettes are once again being associated as something negative, just as they were when they first emerged (Gardner 13), and may one day be a thing of the
Advertising is the primary use of marketing by companies to promote their products. It is used to lure the public, or certain group of people towards the company or the company’s product, and make the consumer want to purchase, and keep purchasing. This was the case with cigarette companies in Canada and the United States until strict regulations started coming into effect, such as cigarettes being banned from advertising on television and radio in the U.S. in 1971 (Qi 215) and Canada’s “Tobacco Products Control Act” of 1988, which “provided the authority to ban all tobacco advertising; to impose restrictions on and gradually phase out promotional activities and sponsorship of events or persons by tobacco manufactures; and to require more explicit health warnings on tobacco product packages”
Wong, K. L. (1996). Tobacco Advertising and Children: The Limits of First Amendment Protection. Journal Of Business Ethics, 15(10), 1051-1064.
Cigarette advertisements give the feeling that smokers are "bursting at the seams with joy" and that smoking is useful to you. Shockingly, nothing could be further from reality. The U.S. government has marked cigarettes as an unsafe medication that causes lung malignancy, coronary illness, and numerous different genuine sicknesses and conditions. Numerous individuals everywhere throughout the nation are discussing whether tobacco organizations ought to be permitted to publicize cigarettes or even to make cigarettes in today 's general public ("Analyzing Assorted Tobacco Advertisements").
Did the government have a right to save tobacco users from themselves? Additionally, the opponents characterized the government’s actions as acting like a nanny. The tobacco industry argues that their advertisement is solely for the purpose of educating the public about the differences in the brands so consumers could make educated and informed choices. Opponents also point to a survey conducted by the Indian Market Research Bureau where respondents stated they began smoking for reasons other than advertising. Additionally, opponents cite to research studies that found weak correlations between advertising and tobacco use. Furthermore, there was an increase in tobacco use in Finland following a ban on tobacco
One way that the tobacco industry can be more ethical is changing their advertising strategy. I believe that today’s advertising strategy is very misleading about cigarettes. Examples of this unethical advertising is in Argentina, here 20 percent of television advertising is spent on smoking commercials, as well as in countries in and around Africa there are billboards that depict a man in a business suit stepping out of a black Mercedes as a chauffeur holds the door. This displays that cigarettes make people classy and sophisticated, making cigarettes look not only harmless but stylish. Another good example of unethical depiction on cigarettes is in Nigeria; here they promote a cigarette for graduates, with a picture of a university and a student in a cap and gown. As if this wasn’t a misleading visual they add a slogan that says, "A very important cigarette for very important people." These ads and slogan are ...
Should tobacco and alcohol advertising be allowed on television? The ban on advertising tobacco is already in affect, however, alcohol is another harmful substance. Should liquor be allowed to be advertised, if tobacco can not advertise their product? The ban on advertising tobacco products on television and radio, was passed through legislation in 1970 by Richard Nixon. This argument like others out there has two sides, one side in favor these advertisements and the other against these advertisements. Since both of these substances are highly addictive and costly. Would we like to see these advertisements continued? Are these advertisements the hazard they are communicated to be? Through the research of these two important sides, this essay will explore which side has a stronger stance on the topic.
Enticing the young 14 - 24 year age group as "tomorrow 's cigarette business"was regarded as exploiting minors hence the
Tobacco smoking is still a growing problem in developing countries. Having checked the Tobacco Control Country Profiles of the United States America, Germany, India and Russia by World Health Organization (WHO), I can see that the developed countries are way stricter about smoking in public places. I think that the government of any country has to take this issue under its control because the second-hand smoking is extremely dangerous for people around the smoker and every smoker must allow others to breathe tobacco-smoke-free air. According to WHO, over 6 million people die from tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke (one death every six seconds) and 78% people all over the world do not smoke. Non-smoking is becoming the norm world-wide, however, the statistics of Indian population is not so positive. According to WHO, 12% out of all smokers of the world resident in India. The ban on tobacco ads by the government of India caused a big clash on interests between the politicians and the management of the tobacco companies.