title: News Media Framing of New York City's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Portion-Size Cap.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We assessed news media framing of New York City's proposed regulation to prohibit the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages greater than 16 ounces.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a quantitative content analysis of print and television news from within and outside New York City media markets. We examined support for and opposition to the portion-size cap in the news coverage from its May 31, 2012, proposal through the appellate court ruling on July 31, 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  News coverage corresponded to key events in the policy's evolution. Although most stories mentioned obesity as a problem, a larger proportion used opposing frames (84%) than pro-policy frames (36%). Mention of pro-policy frames shifted toward the policy's effect on special populations. The debate's most prominent frame was the opposing frame that the policy was beyond the government's role (69%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  News coverage within and outside the New York City media market was more likely to mention arguments in opposition to than in support of the portion-size cap. Understanding how the news media framed this issue provides important insights for advocates interested in advancing similar measures in other jurisdictions.
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Norma F. Kanarek is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
authors.forename: Elisabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Norma F. Kanarek is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
authors.forename: Joanna E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Norma F. Kanarek is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Truant
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Norma F. Kanarek is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
authors.forename: Lainie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rutkow
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Norma F. Kanarek is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
authors.forename: Norma F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Kanarek
authors.affiliation: Elisabeth A. Donaldson is a PhD candidate with the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Joanna E. Cohen is with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Patricia L. Truant, Lainie Rutkow, and Colleen L. Barry are with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Norma F. Kanarek is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.
authors.forename: Colleen L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D064787:Portion Size; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose