Subject: Tobacco

15.07.24

Big Tobacco

‘I asked myself, why is he going public?’: working with a Big Tobacco whistleblower

Behind the scenes on a major year-long investigation into Philip Morris

01.07.24

Big Tobacco

Revealed: Philip Morris funded tobacco research with undisclosed payments

Major new TBIJ investigation uncovers two arrangements in which six-figure sums were paid to intermediaries

01.07.24

Big Tobacco

Tobacco state: why Japan was the perfect testing ground for Philip Morris

Government has long held close connections to Big Tobacco – and the relationship is enshrined in policy

01.07.24

Big Tobacco

Science for sale: Philip Morris’s web of payments to fund tobacco research

Whistleblower lifts the lid on tactics used by tobacco giant to push its flagship product

27.02.23

Big Tobacco

Standing up for your rights: A farmworker's story

How the blurred line between state politics and big business affects farmworkers in the US

02.02.23

Big Tobacco

Waitrose becomes first UK supermarket to stop selling disposable vapes

Move comes after Bureau's reporting into the environmental impact of single-use vape products

18.12.22

Big Tobacco

Quarter of a million children in Lima exposed to cigarette advertising near school

Crowdsourced data from across Lima shows splashy displays of cigarettes placed next to sweets, chocolates and soda

07.10.22

Big Tobacco

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

Reynolds American has pumped a thousands of dollars into the campaigns of a local politician with anti-union agenda

28.08.22

Big Tobacco

Philip Morris misleading the public about nicotine in heated tobacco

Tobacco giant claims there is 0.5mg of nicotine in an Iqos stick but research by the Bureau reveals the actual figure is eight times higher

25.08.22

Big Tobacco

Pastor offered $250,000 to oppose menthol cigarette ban

Tobacco giant RJ Reynolds attempted to influence the menthol debate via Black-led organisations, which are often in desperate need of more funds

03.08.22

El proyecto de publicidad del tabaco

Las grandes compañías tabacaleras realizan publicidad a dos pasos de las escuelas. Necesitamos tu ayuda para investigar

15.07.22

Big Tobacco

Rise of single-use vapes sending tonnes of lithium to landfill

Vital metal going unrecycled as disposable e-cigarettes are binned in their millions

31.05.22

Big Tobacco

Big Tobacco firms advertising on schools’ doorsteps

Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco accused of exploiting legal "loophole" around advertising

25.04.22

Big Tobacco

Paid protesters, free lunches and backroom chats: Inside the menthol lobbying machine

Menthol cigarette makers have tried to stoke fears among Black smokers as part of a campaign against legislation at a federal, state and even city level

02.11.21

Big Tobacco

‘Impossible to enforce’: Big Tobacco exploiting loopholes in European menthol ban

Japan Tobacco International has been able to work around 2020 ban intended to prevent young people from taking up cigarettes

14.09.21

Big Tobacco

Smoke Screen: BAT, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry

A joint investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC Panorama and the University of Bath has unearthed thousands of leaked documents that reveal a wide-scale corporate espionage operat...

13.09.21

Big Tobacco

Smoke Screen: BAT’s agents brokered Zimbabwe bribe proposal

A joint investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC Panorama and the University of Bath reveals British American Tobacco (BAT) was linked to a conspiracy to pay a bribe of between $30...

10.09.21

Smoke Screen

About Smoke Screen

Exposing lies, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry

25.04.21

Big Tobacco

Tobacco giant JTI placing stealth adverts for its brands on Facebook and Instagram

The company has been running disguised adverts for its brands, enabling it to bypass social media site rules and national laws on marketing of cigarettes to teenagers and young people

21.02.21

Big Tobacco

BAT’s PR agency tried to bribe Bureau’s Kenyan reporter

An employee of a Kenyan PR agency working for British American Tobacco (BAT) offered a bribe to a journalist to leak details of the Bureau’s investigation into how the company has targeted young non-s...

‘I asked myself, why is he going public?’: working with a Big Tobacco whistleblower

Revealed: Philip Morris funded tobacco research with undisclosed payments

Tobacco state: why Japan was the perfect testing ground for Philip Morris

Science for sale: Philip Morris’s web of payments to fund tobacco research

Standing up for your rights: A farmworker's story

Waitrose becomes first UK supermarket to stop selling disposable vapes

Quarter of a million children in Lima exposed to cigarette advertising near school

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

Philip Morris misleading the public about nicotine in heated tobacco

Pastor offered $250,000 to oppose menthol cigarette ban

El proyecto de publicidad del tabaco

Rise of single-use vapes sending tonnes of lithium to landfill

Big Tobacco firms advertising on schools’ doorsteps

Paid protesters, free lunches and backroom chats: Inside the menthol lobbying machine

‘Impossible to enforce’: Big Tobacco exploiting loopholes in European menthol ban

Smoke Screen: BAT, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry

Smoke Screen: BAT’s agents brokered Zimbabwe bribe proposal

About Smoke Screen

Tobacco giant JTI placing stealth adverts for its brands on Facebook and Instagram

BAT’s PR agency tried to bribe Bureau’s Kenyan reporter

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