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 quick and easy to use with a focus on helping not only visual journalists but anyone in the newsroom who will be creating, selecting and publishing visual news. 

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

Reporting on AddictionJonathan JK Stoltman

To celebrate the launch of this new vital resource, we hosted a one-hour virtual event with experts across the field of addiction science, medicine, advocacy and journalism to discuss the new resource. If you missed the event, you can watch the recording below!

We want to thank all of the people who helped shape this resource and shared their valuable life experiences and expertise along the way, including:

• Meg Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist
• Dr. Camille Coiffe, Research Science Institute, U of Oregon
• Marc Jackson, Jobs and Hope WV
• Dr. Hendree Jones, UNC Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Rachel Molenda, Philadelphia Inquirer
• Abby Spears, AppalAction: Appalachian Action Network
• David Smith, WVU Reed College of Media
• Dr. Martha Tillson, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, UK
• Dr. Mishka Terplan, Friends Research Institute
• Jesse Wright, WVU Reed College of Media