Journalists
Dry January - Other Considerations
Balancing harm reduction, public health priorities, commercial interests, and culture
Explainer
Building Trust in Addiction Reporting: A Toolkit for Trauma-Informed, Empathy-Based Journalism
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
Resources
Trauma-informed and Empathy-based Reporting Toolkitđź“ť
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
Resources
Digital Security Toolkitđź“ť
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
Videos
Lift the Veil: Using Public Records to Investigate Opioid Settlement Spending
Resources
Visual Style Guide ✔️
Downloadable visual style guides in English. This guide is based on up-to-date research and focus groups with journalists, educators, experts through training, and experts through experience. RoA_Visual Guide - Spring 2024RoA_Visual Guide - Spring 2024.pdf122 KBdownload-circleSign-up to Our Newsletter
Accountability
Conflicts of Interest and Opioid Settlement Money
Videos
Tribal Principles: Indigenous-Centered Perspectives on the Tribal Settlement Funds
Yesterday, we hosted the third in our series of fireside chats aimed at helping journalists cover the billions of dollars into opioid settlement monies coming in our communities right now. Andrea Medley of the Center for Indigenous Health shared with us how to use the Tribal Principles, which offer culturally-
Videos
How to Reduce Stigma in Visual Journalism
It's National Recovery Month and at Reporting on Addiction, we're excited to announce the latest in our resources to support journalists covering addiction, treatment, harm reduction and recovery. This week, we launched our Reporting on Addiction Style Guide to Ethical Visual Reporting. This one-page document
Accountability
Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars in Your State
Yesterday, we hosted the second in our series of fireside chats aimed at helping journalists cover the billions of dollars in opioid settlement monies coming in our communities right now. Kate Boulton of Vital Strategies and Christine Minhee of OpioidSettlementTracker.com and Yale Law School’s Solomon Center shared with
Accountability
Localize This: How to Cover Opioid Settlement Funds in Your Community
Case Studies
Zombie Nation
Helping reporters cover Xylazine (aka "Tranq") ethically and responsibly