Around the globe, there is low awareness of the negative impact of alcohol consumption on health and safety. This guide aims to support understanding and reporting on the harm to individuals, families and societies caused by alcohol consumption. Media reporting on alcohol can help people to understand the unacceptably high burden alcohol has on health and societies, as well as the root causes of the problem and how it can be largely prevented. This guide presents ways for journalists to cover and think about alcohol consumption and its harms more broadly, as well as the proven solutions to this problem.