Media must behave ethically towards their audiences since the latter play a fundamental role in s... more Media must behave ethically towards their audiences since the latter play a fundamental role in shaping reality and public opinion. In this sense, the conduct of all media must be based on social responsibility, with ethical values and in compliance with laws and regulations. The present study analyses the presence of advertising for high-alcoholic-content beverages in sports programs through mentions by the host radio stations or collaborators, taking into consideration that the European directive, as well as Spanish legislation, prohibits the broadcasting of this type of advertising through audio-visual media (television and radio) channels, particularly in sports programs. To this purpose, three stations have been selected for analysis (COPE, Cadena Ser and Onda Cero) according to their daily audience numbers as reported by the General Media Study (a total of 9,000,000 daily listeners). The study was carried out between January and December 2017. A total of 355 mentions of high-a...
Healthy lifestyles provide a market niche for products offering health benefits in a context wher... more Healthy lifestyles provide a market niche for products offering health benefits in a context where consumers have a misconception of the characteristics and functions of dietary supplements (DS). Due to an increase of endorsers' advertising persuasion, their presence is limited and, in some cases, forbidden. The main objective of this work is to analyse the presence of endorsers in DS advertising on Spanish radio in order to verify its compliance with current legislation and determine the endorsements' characteristics. Specifically, this paper analyses the quantity, frequency, placement and endorsement type of DS spots on full-service radio stations. Content analysis of the totality of radio spots broadcast throughout the year 2017 is conducted, deriving a corpus of 165 different radio spots belonging to the product category of dietary supplements, broadcast a total of 10,566 times. The results show that 40% of radio spots use endorsers not allowed by law, such as health care professionals, typical consumers and celebrities. The latter have an unusually high presence in DS radio advertising, with one out of four spots featuring celebrities or opinion leaders, including journalists and radio hosts as well as a frequent use of testimonial endorsements. Implications for health and public policy are made.
Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuas... more Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuasión y eficacia del mensaje. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las declaraciones de propiedades saludables en la publicidad de complementos alimenticios estableciendo la relación entre las personalidades de radio y la información relacionada con la salud. Metodología: Se realizó un análisis de contenido de todas las menciones radiales —con un corpus final de 437— emitidas en 2017 en las tres emisoras de radio generalista con mayor audiencia. Resultados: Predominan los locutores de radio (55%) sobre los colaboradores (45%), siendo las declaraciones funcionales el tipo más prevalente (99,5%), seguido de las declaraciones de enfermedad, prohibidas por ley. Los colaboradores mencionan reclamos no autorizados con mayor frecuencia que los locutores. En relación a la información obligatoria sobre el contenido del producto, el 79% de las menciones no refiere ningún mineral que sustente sus ...
Objective:The excessive growth of the food supplements’ industry highlights the need to focus att... more Objective:The excessive growth of the food supplements’ industry highlights the need to focus attention on all aspects involved in their proper consumption; one that takes centre stage is advertising. The aim of this research is to analyse the presence of false and misleading claims in food supplements advertising. To this end, a relationship is established between the different types of health-related claims and the substances on which they are based, whether authorised or not by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).Design:This empirical work conducts a content analysis of all radio mentions broadcast throughout 2017 on news/talk radio stations.Setting:Spain.Participants:All radio mentions broadcast on news/talk commercial radio stations in Spain with the highest audience levels. The corpus is composed of 437 advertisements.Results:Results indicate that 80·3 % of function claims included in the analysed advertisements are not authorised by EFSA, while 20·4 % of disease claims are ...
OBJECTIVES Based on the legal framework regulating the advertisement of food supplements in the E... more OBJECTIVES Based on the legal framework regulating the advertisement of food supplements in the EU, the aim of this article is to analyse the relationship between the presence of endorsers, the different types of health-related claims (H-RCs) and product content information. STUDY DESIGN We applied a quantitative approach based on the content analysis of all radio spots broadcast throughout 2017 on full-service radio stations in Spain. METHODS A corpus of 10,556 radio spots was obtained of the three radio stations with the highest audience levels (165 without repetitions). We incorporated data on the accumulated broadcast frequencies to supplement the content analysis specific to each radio spot with its weight in relation to the overall advertising discourse. We developed a coding scheme to assess the type of endorser, the types of H-RCs, and the product content information. RESULTS Results show that European directives are breached in different ways. Healthcare experts prevail in disease claims, although they are prohibited. Celebrities are the most widely used endorsers (25%) in the function and reduction of disease risk claims. In addition, although these types of claims require substantiation by authorised ingredient, 73% of H-RCs lack this information. CONCLUSIONS The high presence of illicit H-RCs and endorsers, such as physicians, and the omission of compulsory product information suggest that public administrations must apply stricter monitoring and sanctioning mechanisms to dissuade advertisers from further breaches of the law and to protect consumers. Implications for public health policy are made.
Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuas... more Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuasión y eficacia del mensaje. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las declaraciones de propiedades saludables en la publicidad de complementos alimenticios estableciendo la relación entre las personalidades de radio y la información relacionada con la salud. Metodología: Se realizó un análisis de contenido de todas las menciones radiales —con un corpus final de 437— emitidas en 2017 en las tres emisoras de radio generalista con mayor audiencia. Resultados: Predominan los locutores de radio (55%) sobre los colaboradores (45%), siendo las declaraciones funcionales el tipo más prevalente (99,5%), seguido de las declaraciones de enfermedad, prohibidas por ley. Los colaboradores mencionan reclamos no autorizados con mayor frecuencia que los locutores. En relación a la información obligatoria sobre el contenido del producto, el 79% de las menciones no refiere ningún mineral que sustente sus ...
ABSTRACT. Objective: Restrictions on advertising of high-alcoholcontent beverages aims to prevent... more ABSTRACT. Objective: Restrictions on advertising of high-alcoholcontent beverages aims to prevent consumption in young people and alcohol misuse in adults. The main objective of this research was to analyze the presence of distilled spirits mentions and its compliance with legislation in relation to the minor protection time slot, the factors associated with drinking, and the promotion of excessive consumption. Method: We conducted a content analysis of all advertising mentioning spirits broadcast throughout 2017 on news/talk radio stations targeting an adult audience in Spain. We identified 355 radio mentions. Results: The special protection time slot for minors was disregarded in 91.8% of cases. Radio personalities encouraged immoderate consumption in 76.6% of the analyzed mentions, and associated alcohol consumption with improved physical performance, social success, or health in 42.3% of cases. Conclusions: This study reveals the shortcomings of public administration in the control and monitoring of spirits mentions in the radio medium, in a context in which the adult population is unprotected against messages that frequently encourage excessive consumption and associate it with positive and gratifying values.
Media must behave ethically towards their audiences since the latter play a fundamental role in s... more Media must behave ethically towards their audiences since the latter play a fundamental role in shaping reality and public opinion. In this sense, the conduct of all media must be based on social responsibility, with ethical values and in compliance with laws and regulations. The present study analyses the presence of advertising for high-alcoholic-content beverages in sports programs through mentions by the host radio stations or collaborators, taking into consideration that the European directive, as well as Spanish legislation, prohibits the broadcasting of this type of advertising through audio-visual media (television and radio) channels, particularly in sports programs. To this purpose, three stations have been selected for analysis (COPE, Cadena Ser and Onda Cero) according to their daily audience numbers as reported by the General Media Study (a total of 9,000,000 daily listeners). The study was carried out between January and December 2017. A total of 355 mentions of high-a...
Healthy lifestyles provide a market niche for products offering health benefits in a context wher... more Healthy lifestyles provide a market niche for products offering health benefits in a context where consumers have a misconception of the characteristics and functions of dietary supplements (DS). Due to an increase of endorsers' advertising persuasion, their presence is limited and, in some cases, forbidden. The main objective of this work is to analyse the presence of endorsers in DS advertising on Spanish radio in order to verify its compliance with current legislation and determine the endorsements' characteristics. Specifically, this paper analyses the quantity, frequency, placement and endorsement type of DS spots on full-service radio stations. Content analysis of the totality of radio spots broadcast throughout the year 2017 is conducted, deriving a corpus of 165 different radio spots belonging to the product category of dietary supplements, broadcast a total of 10,566 times. The results show that 40% of radio spots use endorsers not allowed by law, such as health care professionals, typical consumers and celebrities. The latter have an unusually high presence in DS radio advertising, with one out of four spots featuring celebrities or opinion leaders, including journalists and radio hosts as well as a frequent use of testimonial endorsements. Implications for health and public policy are made.
Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuas... more Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuasión y eficacia del mensaje. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las declaraciones de propiedades saludables en la publicidad de complementos alimenticios estableciendo la relación entre las personalidades de radio y la información relacionada con la salud. Metodología: Se realizó un análisis de contenido de todas las menciones radiales —con un corpus final de 437— emitidas en 2017 en las tres emisoras de radio generalista con mayor audiencia. Resultados: Predominan los locutores de radio (55%) sobre los colaboradores (45%), siendo las declaraciones funcionales el tipo más prevalente (99,5%), seguido de las declaraciones de enfermedad, prohibidas por ley. Los colaboradores mencionan reclamos no autorizados con mayor frecuencia que los locutores. En relación a la información obligatoria sobre el contenido del producto, el 79% de las menciones no refiere ningún mineral que sustente sus ...
Objective:The excessive growth of the food supplements’ industry highlights the need to focus att... more Objective:The excessive growth of the food supplements’ industry highlights the need to focus attention on all aspects involved in their proper consumption; one that takes centre stage is advertising. The aim of this research is to analyse the presence of false and misleading claims in food supplements advertising. To this end, a relationship is established between the different types of health-related claims and the substances on which they are based, whether authorised or not by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).Design:This empirical work conducts a content analysis of all radio mentions broadcast throughout 2017 on news/talk radio stations.Setting:Spain.Participants:All radio mentions broadcast on news/talk commercial radio stations in Spain with the highest audience levels. The corpus is composed of 437 advertisements.Results:Results indicate that 80·3 % of function claims included in the analysed advertisements are not authorised by EFSA, while 20·4 % of disease claims are ...
OBJECTIVES Based on the legal framework regulating the advertisement of food supplements in the E... more OBJECTIVES Based on the legal framework regulating the advertisement of food supplements in the EU, the aim of this article is to analyse the relationship between the presence of endorsers, the different types of health-related claims (H-RCs) and product content information. STUDY DESIGN We applied a quantitative approach based on the content analysis of all radio spots broadcast throughout 2017 on full-service radio stations in Spain. METHODS A corpus of 10,556 radio spots was obtained of the three radio stations with the highest audience levels (165 without repetitions). We incorporated data on the accumulated broadcast frequencies to supplement the content analysis specific to each radio spot with its weight in relation to the overall advertising discourse. We developed a coding scheme to assess the type of endorser, the types of H-RCs, and the product content information. RESULTS Results show that European directives are breached in different ways. Healthcare experts prevail in disease claims, although they are prohibited. Celebrities are the most widely used endorsers (25%) in the function and reduction of disease risk claims. In addition, although these types of claims require substantiation by authorised ingredient, 73% of H-RCs lack this information. CONCLUSIONS The high presence of illicit H-RCs and endorsers, such as physicians, and the omission of compulsory product information suggest that public administrations must apply stricter monitoring and sanctioning mechanisms to dissuade advertisers from further breaches of the law and to protect consumers. Implications for public health policy are made.
Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuas... more Introducción: Los anunciantes utilizan testimoniales debido a su potencial en términos de persuasión y eficacia del mensaje. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las declaraciones de propiedades saludables en la publicidad de complementos alimenticios estableciendo la relación entre las personalidades de radio y la información relacionada con la salud. Metodología: Se realizó un análisis de contenido de todas las menciones radiales —con un corpus final de 437— emitidas en 2017 en las tres emisoras de radio generalista con mayor audiencia. Resultados: Predominan los locutores de radio (55%) sobre los colaboradores (45%), siendo las declaraciones funcionales el tipo más prevalente (99,5%), seguido de las declaraciones de enfermedad, prohibidas por ley. Los colaboradores mencionan reclamos no autorizados con mayor frecuencia que los locutores. En relación a la información obligatoria sobre el contenido del producto, el 79% de las menciones no refiere ningún mineral que sustente sus ...
ABSTRACT. Objective: Restrictions on advertising of high-alcoholcontent beverages aims to prevent... more ABSTRACT. Objective: Restrictions on advertising of high-alcoholcontent beverages aims to prevent consumption in young people and alcohol misuse in adults. The main objective of this research was to analyze the presence of distilled spirits mentions and its compliance with legislation in relation to the minor protection time slot, the factors associated with drinking, and the promotion of excessive consumption. Method: We conducted a content analysis of all advertising mentioning spirits broadcast throughout 2017 on news/talk radio stations targeting an adult audience in Spain. We identified 355 radio mentions. Results: The special protection time slot for minors was disregarded in 91.8% of cases. Radio personalities encouraged immoderate consumption in 76.6% of the analyzed mentions, and associated alcohol consumption with improved physical performance, social success, or health in 42.3% of cases. Conclusions: This study reveals the shortcomings of public administration in the control and monitoring of spirits mentions in the radio medium, in a context in which the adult population is unprotected against messages that frequently encourage excessive consumption and associate it with positive and gratifying values.
Uploads