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   The New York Times
Even the most aggressive studios have built wiggle-room into their policies.
   The Christian Science Monitor
Disney's ban on smoking in some of its movies is part of an inexorable shift in public perception.
   The Washington Post
Family movies from Disney, the first studio to make the pledge, will not show cigarette smoking.
   The New York Times
Disney's action comes amid increasing pressure from advocacy groups and regulators.
   E!
CEO Robert Iger laid out the company's revised guidelines.
   Variety
Lawmaker asks Hollywood to raise awareness.
   Los Angeles Times
A UC-San Francisco professor of medicine said the MPAA announcement did not go far enough.
   Broadcasting & Cable
MPAA stopped short of saying films with smoking should get a mandatory R-rating.
   USA Today
The MPAA said that it would scrutinize smoking more closely as part of its ratings criteria.
   Chicago Tribune
Hollywood should treat smoking in the movies as strongly as using [the f-word].
   Time
Studios may conclude that quitting the habit is not just a lot healthier but also a lot smarter.
   Slate
Harvard tells Hollywood to ban cigarettes from kids' movies.
   The Boston Globe
Study of teens sees racial divide.
   American Medical News
Children and young teens have been shown to be vulnerable to onscreen tobacco use.
   Broadcasting & Cable
Activists aim to tar cigarette-friendly films with an R-rating.
   Counterpunch
One important cultural ally of Big Tobacco is Hollywood.

Survey: Most think film smoking sways kids

   The Hollywood Reporter
Americans think that more kids are likely to take up smoking if they see actors ... fire up a butt.
   NPR Morning Edition
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   UPI
Citing survey, AMA claims widespread support.
   CBC
70% of American adults would support an R-rating for movies that show smoking.
   Marketplace
What's at stake for the tobacco industry.
   Shanghai Daily
The police chief and detectives always light a cigarette when they come across thorny problems.
   The Washington Post
Smoking scenes are shown in many movies made for kids.
   Variety
Philip Morris will benefit from onscreen smoking even if its brands are not shown in movies.
   KPBS
The more smoking they see in movies, the more likely they are to start smoking themselves.
   Los Angeles Times
The first movie company to agree to insert anti-smoking advertisements in DVDs that depict smoking.
   AP
At the request of Attorneys General of more than 40 states.
   ABC
Experts say movies with smoking are the single greatest media threat to children.
   UPI
In 2004, 75 percent of popular G, PG and PG-13 movies featured smoking.
   Web MD
New push to fight movie industry's sway over teen smoking.