Journalists
This is part of our series of articles about Dry January & Damp January Many of symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) or alcohol addiction intersect directly with Dry January but are not acknowledged in the coverage or by the audience as a potential indicator of problematic drinking. Consider that
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Leveraging Dry January’s public awareness to increase knowledge about alcohol and harm reduction principles
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Change is hard, these tips can help
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Balancing harm reduction, public health priorities, commercial interests, and culture
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We were fortunate to partner with Faces and Voices of Recovery this year to present the Excellence in Recovery Journalism Award at the America Honor’s Recovery Gala. This year’s Excellence in Recovery Journalism Award winner is: Elyse Wild! 🎉🎉🎉 Elyse is a senior editor for Native News Online. She
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2024 has been treating us well at Reporting on Addiction. In this quarterly update, we want to highlight some of our most important work for you as we continue making an impact on how journalism about addiction, treatment and recovery is created. First, a new fundraising opportunity to help support
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We're continuing our efforts to help journalists across the country cover addiction in their communities by hosting a fireside chat with two professionals to discuss our brand new guide to trauma-informed and empathy-based approaches to interviewing: Maine Monitor reporter Emily Bader and parenting and trauma trainer and lived
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There are high rates of trauma among people who use drugs, have an active addiction, are in treatment or recovery, or love and support people having these experiences. Understanding that trauma can shape our interactions is an important step toward conducting ethical interviews with vulnerable, historically marginalized people that do
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In today’s digital climate, journalists must be hyper-vigilant. We must prioritize the protection of our data and identifying information to safeguard our sources, preserve the integrity of our investigations and prevent potential reprisals. Securing communications and information allows journalists to protect the confidentiality of sensitive sources and materials and
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September 2024
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Journalism plays a vital role in framing and informing discourse; however, most journalists are not trained in the latest addiction science or how that science is implemented through programs on the ground in our communities. These blind spots result in coverage that inadvertently conflicts with or leaves out clinical, research