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Covering Substance Use and Addiction Responsibly Our interview with the Open Notebook, a resource hub for science journalists. Covering Substance Use and Addiction Responsibly - The Open NotebookStories about substance use and addiction can be among the thorniest that science journalists encounter. By leaning too heavily on tragic narratives or buying
Accountability
About Us
Hi everyone, We have had quite a first half of the year! To start the year, we wrapped up the creation of our first strategic plan with First Quadrant Advisory Institute for Social Impact (what a great team!). As part of this work, we realized we need to do a
Case Studies
Helping reporters cover Xylazine (aka "Tranq") ethically and responsibly
Academic Publications
January 2023
Resources
Downloadable language style guides in English and Spanish. These guides are based on the AP Stylebook, up-to-date research, and focus groups with journalists, educators, experts through training, and experts through experience. Condensed Style Guide-12.22.22-enCondensed Style Guide-12.22.22-en.pdf117 KBdownload-circleCondensed Style
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For the media, an urgent call to improve coverage of addiction and recovery Our conversation with Zehra Topbas from the University of Wisconsin Center for Journalism Ethics about the importance of doing this work.
Academic Publications
December 2021
Videos
Last week, the Reporting on Addiction team – in partnership with the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University and WVU Health Sciences – led a discussion in Morgantown, West Virginia, with people with lived experience, addiction science experts, activists and journalists. We focused on ways we can work together to
Videos
What: Tackling Addiction Stigma by Working with the Media: A virtual panel discussion about the intersection of addiction stigma, discrimination, and the media Why: Journalists hold a large sway over public opinion in their communities. Reporting that perpetuates stigma can result in various, life-threatening barriers for people who use
About Us
It has been a great start to spring for the Reporting on Addiction team. We’ve been working towards disseminating our initial resources, developing new ones and building partnerships. Here's what we've been up to: Dissemination Efforts * What’s new: In April, we presented our resources
Case Studies
Helping reporters cover harm reduction in a misinformation age