Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:professional_association
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1998
Master Settlement Agreement |
| gptkbp:founded |
1958
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:R.J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company
gptkb:American_Tobacco_Company gptkb:Brown_&_Williamson gptkb:Philip_Morris gptkb:Lorillard |
| gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tobacco Institute
|
| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:tobacco
|
| gptkbp:notable_campaign |
funding scientific research favorable to tobacco
opposing tobacco advertising restrictions promoting smokers' rights questioning link between smoking and cancer |
| gptkbp:notableAction |
media outreach
funding scientific research producing educational materials public relations campaigns testifying before Congress influencing legislation challenging secondhand smoke research disseminating information to media lobbying against tobacco regulation opposing smoking bans sponsoring events |
| gptkbp:notableCase |
Master Settlement Agreement (1998)
State of Minnesota v. Philip Morris Inc., et al. |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers (1954)
The Cigarette Controversy (1964) defending tobacco industry interests disputing health risks of smoking influencing public policy |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:George_V._Allen
gptkb:Horace_R._Kornegay Fred Panzer Samuel D. Chilcote Jr. William Kloepfer Jr. |
| gptkbp:purpose |
public relations
lobbying |
| gptkbp:relatedOrganization |
gptkb:R.J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company
gptkb:American_Tobacco_Company gptkb:Brown_&_Williamson gptkb:Philip_Morris gptkb:Lorillard Council for Tobacco Research Tobacco Industry Research Committee |
| gptkbp:successor |
none
|
| gptkbp:website |
none (defunct)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hill+Knowlton_Strategies
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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