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Reports that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco has settled lawsuits with the states of Illinois, Maryland and New York over a promotion for its Kool brand. Claim that the Kool advertising used hip-hop music to market the cigarettes to black children.

The article reports on the statement of Kentucky Deputy Attorney General Sean Riley regarding the investigation and legal action which must be conducted by his colleagues against the advertising tactics of electronic (e)-cigarette companies aiming for young adults.

The author reflects on the finding of the study conducted by health researcher Jerry L. Grenada of Claremont Graduate University, which indicates the impact of alcohol and cigarette advertising exposure on children and young adolescents.

The article focuses on the advertising of Electronic cigarettes for several brands including Camel, Viceroy and Chesterfield. It says that the commercial for electronic cigarettes feature celebrities, actors and athletes. It adds that Njoy Inc. which sells OneJoy electronic cigarette brand plans to launch Njoy King campaign with a budget of $12 million to $14 million for the advertisement.

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a New York City law that would have forced all bodegas and convenience stores to post gruesome images of diseased lungs, brains and teeth in the shops to discourage people from buying cigarettes. In a 13-page ruling, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of United States District Court in Manhattan wrote that while the law was well intentioned, it violated federal law since only the federal government had the authority to regulate cigarette warnings and advertisements. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE two largest tobacco companies in the United States voluntarily stopped advertising cigarettes in magazines, with Philip Morris, whose brands include Marlboro, ceasing in 2005 and R. J. Reynolds, whose brands include Camel, at the beginning of 2008. Now the Camel logo is back prominently in major glossies, including Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated and Maxim -- but not to advertise cigarettes. R. J. Reynolds is advertising Camel Snus, a tobacco packet that wedges in the upper lip and, unlike chewing tobacco, is promoted as ''spitless'' because low salt content spares users the unpleasantness of public expectoration. Although snus is popular in Sweden, this is the first time it has been marketed in the United States by a major American tobacco company. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that a Camel cigarette advertisement published in the periodical "Rolling Stone" is facing rage of several antismoking activists over a four-page article titled "Indie Rock Universe." The article offers lists of bands and representations of planets and animals. The advertisement has been produced as a cartoon that does not resemble with a cigarette advertisement.

The article presents the author's views on the new marketing campaign of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to promote the feminized version of its Camel cigarette brand. The author says that this effort to attract women smokers can prove to be injurious for public health. According to the author, it does not matter to the executives of the company that the death toll of lung cancer among women is rising. The leading cause of lung cancer is smoking.

Examines the breakup of the principal partners in the law firm of Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach which towered over the business of suing corporations. How the practice grew with advances in securities law that evolved to rein in white-collar crime; How the partnership of Weiss and Lerach performed; What eroded the relationship between the two men; Background on both litigators; Big cases handled by the firm such as Enron and the R.J. Reynolds tobacco advertising and more; Thoughts on how the men will fare as independents; New firm names and a belief that there is plenty of business for both in the field of corporate crime.

Reports on advertising campaigns planned the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco company following its takeover of Brown & Williamson, the United States cigarette unit of British American Tobacco. Designation of the new company as Reynolds American Inc.; Reflection in the campaign of the industry's struggle to broaden the appeal of cigarettes in a world where smoking is increasingly scorned, forbidden, or hidden; Highlights of contrasting ad campaign approaches; Encouragement for smokers to think of themselves as rebelling against a repressive orthodoxy; Frank acknowledgement that smoking is bad for health.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Congress to impose restrictions on cigarette makers through legislation that will broaden the authority of the Food and Drug Administration in regulating tobacco products. Imposition of a ban on the use of harmful additives in cigarettes; Implementation of advertising restrictions.

Reports on a draft of an international treaty that would ban cigarette advertising and sports sponsorship by tobacco companies, as part of the campaign of the World Health Organization to reduce smoking worldwide.

Reports that on December 18, 2001, health groups in the United States (U.S.) filed petitions that are urging the U.S. government to prove claims that certain cigarettes are safer than others.

Reports on the failure of the World Health Organization to convince United States and Europe to go with its proposed ban on advertising and on labels touting cigarettes as light or low-tar.

Focuses on the need for cigarette companies in the United States to devise their advertising alternatives following the 1998 agreement with several states which prohibited the selling and marketing of tobacco products to the teenage market.

Reports on the decision of the United States Supreme Court in January 2001 to hear an appeal by the tobacco industry with regard to cigarette advertising restrictions.

Presents information on the exhibition `Up in Smoke: A Politically Incorrect History of Cigarette Advertising,' at the One Club for Art and Copy in New York City. Purpose of the exhibition; Brands displayed at the exhibit.

Focuses on the advertising campaign for the Kool cigarette, sold by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. Designer of the print advertisements; Amount spent by Brown & Williamson on advertising in 1999; Other cigarette brands sold by the company.

Reports on the decision of Philip Morris to stop advertising in several magazines because of criticism that it is still pitching cigarettes in publications that have large teenage readerships in the United States. Proposal of the company; Information on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's study on cigarette advertising; Remark on the company's move.

Reports that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holding Company would start promoting one of its brands, the Eclipse cigarette, as posing a potentially lower risk of cancer and chronic bronchitis than traditional cigarettes. Reaction from company officials; Comments from anti-smoking groups.

Reports on the proposal of New York State Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer for a legislation that would bar all tobacco companies from advertising or marketing their cigarettes in places likely to be seen by children. List of the large tobacco companies in the United States that have agreed to restrict their advertising; Reasons behind his proposal; Number of people under 18 who begin smoking every year in New York; Views by lawmakers on Spitzer's proposal.

Focuses on advertising agencies participation in anti-smoking campaigns. Advertising's role in selling smoking; State efforts to fight smoking; Funding for a planned United States anti-smoking initiative; Advertising of drugs to help smokers stop smoking; Smoking trend statistics.

Focuses on the magazines produced by United States tobacco companies Brown & Williamson, Philip Morris, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. Role of magazine publishers Time Inc., Hearst Magazines, Hachette Filipacci Magazines and EMAP Petersen in the custom publishing arrangement; Profitability for consumer publishers; Identification and description of the magazines; Guidelines for writers; Tobacco advertising; Effectiveness as a marketing tool.

Covers information on an advertising campaign for the Camel line of cigarettes sold by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., which was created by Mezzina/Brown. Goal of the advertisement; Comments from Fran Creighton, marketing vice president for Camel at R.J. Reynolds; Reasons for the changes in advertising campaign strategy; Concept of the campaign.

Features the Camel brand at an art-and-fashion installation organized by the Creative Time arts group. Information on a Camel logo; Promotion of cigarettes; Comments from Carol Crosslin, a Reynolds spokesman.

Focuses on the `New York Times' ban on cigarette advertising starting May 2, 1999. Reason for the ban; Criticism on the ban; Debate within the United States journalism.

Deals with the declaration of the Marlboro Man, created by Leo Burnett Co., as the premier advertising icon for the cigarette brand. Comments from advertising executives; List of advertising campaigns released by the trade publication Advertising Age; Comparison from other advertising campaigns.

States that the proposal of Philip Morris Companies to restrict cigarette advertisements is embodied in a legislative document before Congress. What the document demonstrates; Who prepared the document; Aim of the proposal; Name of the document.

Focuses on cigarette smoking in nightspots of East Village, New York, emphasizing that the sales of Winston brand cigarettes have increased through the United States. Promotion and repackaging of Winston cigarettes; Comments from smokers; Economical aspects of the cigarettes.

Reports that the advertising agency of W.B. Doner and Company, has been selected in November 1997 by Imperial Tobacco Limited, to launch its first cigarette product for the American market. Name of the product; Estimation for initial billings; Other advertising agencies considered by Imperial before W.B. Doner was selected.

Focuses on the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation's advertisement campaign to sell its Kool menthol cigarettes. Theme of the company's advertisements; Statement made by Tom Fitzgerald, a spokesman for Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky.

Focuses on the decision of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to drop Joe Camel from their cigarette advertisements after being under attack for being insidiously appealing to children. New billboards without Joe Camel which appeared from the week of July 13, 1997; Running of new magazine advertisements in August 1997; Reaction of officials at the White House on the decision to drop Joe Camel; Details on the tobacco deal reached by tobacco companies and state attorney generals.

Focuses on the decision of R.J. Reynolds to drop Joe Camel from its advertising and replace the cartoon figure with stylized versions of Camel cigarettes' original camel trademark. What attributed to this decision; Comments from President Bill Clinton; Reaction of anti-smoking advocates and the White House to the decision; Reference to a ban on cartoons as part of a $368.5 billion settlement reached on June 20, 1997 by Reynolds and other tobacco marketers.

Discusses the suit filed in State Supreme Court against the City of New York by a coalition of plaintiffs demanding the removal of a billboard in Shea Stadium advertising Marlboro cigarettes. But in spite of growing intolerance for smoking and the fact that it seems sensible to remove a cigarette advertisement from an athletic facility, it may be hard to do because of the First Amendment.

Comments on the change in cigarette advertising as a result of the opposition facing the tobacco industry and the societal stigma against smoking. Ad campaigns of American Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA and Leo Burnett USA of Chicago.

Reports the implications of federal ruling against Philip Morris in the lawsuit which alleges that placement of Marlboro signs was aimed at circumventing the ban on television cigarette advertising. Economic importance of arena signs; Change of advertising sites by Marlboro.

Reports the acceptance of court orders by Philip Morris to remove cigarette advertisements from sports arenas on June 6, 1995. Case of Morris.

Reports the settlement between Madison Square Garden and Justice Department for the prohibition of the placement of cigarette advertisement near the ground or places where television cameras could focus.

Looks at a cause-related marketing campaign by the United States Tobacco Company, for the benefit of Texas Firefighter's Emergency Relief Fund. Agenda for the campaign; Anti-Tobacco activists' reaction to the issue.

Reports on the banning of Philip Morris Europe's advertisement suggesting that secondhand smoke is less dangerous than eating a biscuit a day.

Cites the proposal by tobacco companies Philip Morris and U.S. Tobacco that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) back away from stringent industry regulations while they in turn would support legislation to ban vending machine sales. Issue of the companies' use of the First Amendment to make their mascots more visible.

Reports on the influence of cigarette advertisements on the likelihood of tobacco use among teenagers according to study findings by Richard Pollay of the University of British Columbia. Tendency by teenaged viewers of cigarette commercials to imitate marketing images; Determinants of brand popularity.