Thread by @MarcGunther

I watched the @nytimes @FXNetworks @Hulu documentary Move Fast and Vape Things, about Juul and #vaping, so you don't have to. It's good television but not very good journalism. [1/7]

nytimes.com/article/move-f…

The show nicely captures the early days of Juul and the get-rich-quick culture of Silicon Valley that, by most accounts, led the company astray.

Steven Baillie, a photographer behind the #Vaporize campaign, says: "I feel guilty. Maybe I took them down the wrong path." [2/7]

A teenage girl hooked on nicotine because of #vaping gets lots of air time as does ex-FDA chief @ScottGottliebMD. They talk about a "youth addiction crisis" and the "youth nicotine epidemic." [3/7]

What's missing is context: Youth vaping has gone up but fewer youth vape than those who drink or use pot. And youth smoking has fallen--a welcome trend that barely gets a mention [4/7]

Along with the the teen Juul "victim," why not talk to one of millions of adult smokers who quit by vaping. That would have complicated the story--and made it more fair. [5/7]

And, as a counterpoint to Gottlieb and @ProfGlantz, why not bring one many respected public health experts to talk about the life-saving potential of e-cigarettes. This important paper wasn't mentioned. [6/7]

ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.210…

All in all, this was a lost opportunity to enrich the debate around e-cigarettes. It's always about the kids. Smokers are again a neglected and forgotting minority. [7/7]

@JulieCreswell @BySheilaKaplan