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Journalist and RegWatch host Brent Stafford joins Shaping Vaping to discuss Congress’ last-minute synthetic nicotine rider, CDC’s misinformation campaign on EVALI, and the motivations behind the anti-vaping movement. Plus, this week’s Media Lap Dogs.
Links:

• What Does the Synthetic Nicotine Law Mean for Vapers?

• Why is the CDC still misleading people about EVALI

• Mitch Zeller is frustrated…

• Media Lap Dog: The Synthetic Nicotine Loophole Fueling a Return to Teenage Vaping - The New York Times

• Media Lap Dog: Politico sticks with their misleading reporting on synthetic nicotine.

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Char Own, Matt Culley, and Helen Redmond take over the podcast to talk about the latest news in vaping policy. They explain Congress’ de facto ban on synthetic nicotine, go behind the New York Times’ flawed reporting on vaping, and explore just what it would take to save the FDA from the quagmire of corruption of being funded by the industry it regulates.

Links:

• What Does the Synthetic Nicotine Law Mean for Vapers?

• The Synthetic Nicotine Loophole Fueling a Return to Teenage Vaping

• Can the FDA’s New Commissioner Save the Agency From Itself?

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Journalists Alex Norcia and Jim McDonald join Shaping Vaping to discuss the inconsistencies in how public health officials define harm reduction, the states that are trying to stealth-ban synthetic nicotine, and a grab bag of other vaping topics in the news. Plus, this week’s Media Lap Dogs.

Links:

• Vital Strategies is trying to define vaping out of harm reduction

• Three States Have Bills to Ban Synthetic Nicotine by Stealth

• Over 1 year later: smokers’ EVALI awareness, knowledge and perceived impact on e-cigarette interest

• Outcry After High School Students Strip-Searched for Vapes

• Felony Charges for School Official Who Searched Girls for Vapes

• A PGA hero emerges…

• vaping restrictions *increase* infant mortality

• Media Lap Dog: New York Post hypes junk science study on vaping.

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Investigative journalist Marc Gunther and Amanda Wheeler discuss Bloomberg Philanthropies refusal to discuss the science of vaping, the influence of mega-foundations pouring money into journalism, the state of vaping research in academia. Plus, this week’s Media Lap Dogs.

Links:

• Michael Bloomberg loves data. Except when he doesn’t.

• Marc’s Take on Philanthropy in Journalism

• Lousy Vaping Studies: A Master List of Junk Science

• NYU Study on Hostile Research Environment toward Vaping

• Media Lap Dog: Politico sticks with its one-sided story on synthetic nicotine

• Media Lap Dog: Local news outlets run with misleading reports on illegal vapes

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Vaping advocate Skip Murray and AVM’s own Char Owen join Amanda Wheeler to discuss a new study from NYU on the hostile research environment surrounding vaping in academia, Robert Califf’s nomination to head the FDA, and the FDA’s rebrand of its “Tobacco Education Resource Library.” Plus, this week’s Media Lap Dogs.

Links:

• New Study Suggests Academics Face a Hostile Research Environment Around Vaping as a Smoking Cessation Strategy

• Voters Would Cheer if the Senate Tossed Biden’s FDA Nominee Overboard

• Tobacco Education Resource Library

• If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try, Try, Try Again - Tobacco Education Resource Library

• ↑ We fixed the FDA’s “Try, Try, Try, Try Again” poster…

• Media Lap Dog: Politico sticks with its one-sided story on synthetic nicotine

• Media Lap Dog: Oncology Nursing News conflates nicotine vaping with illegal THC vaping

• Media Lap Dog: CNN hypes misleading study on vaping

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Mazen Saleh and Chelsea Boyd of the R Street Institute join AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss R Street’s harm reduction research and advocacy as well as the American Lung Association’s 2022 State of Tobacco Control report.  Plus, this week’s Media Lap Dogs.

Links:

• Chelsea Boyd | R Street

• Mazen Saleh | R Street

• Tobacco Harm Reduction | R Street

• Harm Reduction 101: Five Harm Reduction Myths

• Maine’s Effort to Ban Flavors Comes at the Expense of Safer Alternatives for Adult Smokers

• State of Tobacco Control 2022 | American Lung Association

• Media Lap Dog: Reuter’s runs a completely slanted story on lawsuit against the FDA

• Media Lap Dog: Tony Dokoupil’s follow up story on vaping still misses the mark

• Media Lap Dog: Politico publishes a one-sided story on synthetic nicotine

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Greg Conley of the American Vaping Association and Paul Blair of Turning Point Brands join AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss the flaws in several new bills being introduced in Colorado, California and other states, They also discuss some exceptional reporting from Marc Gunther on Bloomberg Philanthropies, and why millions of people think vaping is more harmful than smoking.  Plus, this week’s Media Lapdogs.

Links: 

• Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Regulate Synthetic Nicotine

• California bill would ban single-use cigarette filters

• SB2282 | Illinois 2021-2022 | FLAVORED E-CIGARETTE BAN

• Alaska - Stop a Vapor Tax! (SB 45)

• Michael Bloomberg loves data. Except when he doesn’t.

• The CDC’s EVALI screwup.

• Media Lapdog: The Daily Mail stokes fear over vaping and fertility

• Media Lapdog: NYT almost notices vaping helping people quit smoking by accident

• Media Lapdog: Will The New York Times’ new philanthropy reporter dig into the funders of the war on vaping?

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Vaping researcher, advocate, and vape shop owner Spike Babaian and journalist Helen Redmond join AVM’s Shaping Vaping Twitter Space to discuss what it’s like to be a vape shop owner when the FDA tries to destroy you business and what communities lose when local vape shops close their doors. Plus, this week’s Media Lapdogs.

Links: 

• The War on Vaping Closes a Shop in East Harlem

• New York City Council passes bill banning flavored vaping products

• Media Lapdog: Why won’t the AP’s Mike Stobbe Shoot Straight on EVALI?

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Journalist Jacob Sullum and tobacco harm reduction expert Colin Mendelsohn join AVM’s Shaping Vaping Twitter Space to discuss new studies showing vaping’s incredible effectiveness in helping people quit smoking, Colin’s new book Stop Smoking Start Vaping, the FDA approving new cigarettes, and Jacob’s newest piece for Reason Magazine on vaping. Plus, this week’s Media Lapdogs.

Links: 

• A New Study Finds That Smokers With No Plans To Quit Are Much More Likely To Stop Smoking If They Vape Every Day

• Stop Smoking Start Vaping: The Healthy Truth About Vaping by Colin Mendelsohn

• Vaping Regulation Threatens a Lifesaving Smoking Alternative

• FDA Approves New Cigarettes, Crickets From CTFK et. al.

• Media Lapdog: Johns Hopkins Medical School Scare Mongers on Vaping

• Media Lapdog: CBS News Botches Coverage of Vaping

• Media Lapdog: HealthDay Launders Activist Group Press Releases as Real News

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Michael Landl, director of the World Vaping Alliance (WVA), joins AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss how the WVA is building allies and support across Europe on the political and grassroots level as well as what techniques are working to force the WHO to include harm reduction voices. Plus, this week’s Media Lapdogs.

Links:

• Vaping saves lives — we’re right to promote it

• World Vapers' Alliance Petitions

• The WHO Gambled Behind Closed Doors With 200 Million Lives

• Media Lapdog: Le Mond Attacks Pro-Vaping Consumer Groups

• Media Lapdog: Reuters Stokes Fear on Vaping in New Zealand

• Media Lapdog: Vanity Fair Publishes an Error-Riddled Report on Vaping

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