Journalists
Dry January - Background
Learn more about Dry January
Journalists
Dry January - Changing Alcohol Use Behaviors
Change is hard, these tips can help
Journalists
Dry January - Other Considerations
Balancing harm reduction, public health priorities, commercial interests, and culture
Resources
Trauma-informed and Empathy-based Reporting Toolkit📝
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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Digital Security Toolkit📝
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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Op-Ed Toolkit📝
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
Breaking News
Emerging Cannabis Topics
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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
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-relevant,
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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 is
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Language Style Guide ✔️
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 Guide-12.22.22-spCondensed Style Guide-12.22.22-sp.