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AOD Media Watch. (2017) Guidelines for journalists. Australia: AOD Media Watch.

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The evidence is clear. Reporting stories about deaths from drug use can counter-intuitively make it more attractive for people to use drugs, not less. It can also lead to knee-jerk policy responses that are not evidence-based and can be counterproductive. Media-driven policy-making has the potential to increase rather than decrease harm.

Journalists can help reduce drug-related harm by understanding the complex interaction between media reporting, drug policy and drug-related harm. To assist journalists in providing critical analysis of drug-related issues and events, which has the potential to help reduce harms from drug use, we have developed these guidelines.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Guideline, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
General / Comprehensive, Harm reduction, Education and training
Date
July 2017
Publisher
AOD Media Watch
Corporate Creators
AOD Media Watch
Place of Publication
Australia
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