WHO's release of its report Smoke-free movies: From evidence to action (3rd edition) on 1 February 2016 has been covered by media outlets from India to Ireland. A selection of news articles, including responses from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC):
Restrict smoking in films, says World Health Organization
Jane Kirby | Irish Examiner (2 Feb 2016)
WHO wants age-wise ratings for films with tobacco imagery
Shreeupa Mitra-Jha | Press Trust of India (1 Feb 2016)
Films portraying smoking should get adult rating, says WHO
Haroon Siddique | The Guardian (1 Feb 2016)
Films in which people smoke should be given adult rating, says WHO
Ian Johnson | The Independent (UK) (1 Feb 2016)
Movies featuring smoking should be given adult ratings: WHO
Lucy Westcott | Newsweek (1 Feb 2016)
Movies depicting smoking should be given ‘adult rating’: WHO
Alexandra Gibbs | CNBC (1 Feb 2016)
Films showing smoking 'should be given adult rating': WHO calls for strict guidelines
Kate Pickles | Daily Mail (1 Feb 2016)
More resources | For more coverage of WHO's policy advisory, you can enter search terms — smoking movies World Health Organization — into Google and filter results by "News." Read the full text of WHO's 1 February 2016 press release here. And, as always, check the Smokefree Movies home page for the latest headlines.