Reporting on Addiction

13/06/2025

Our microgrant application window is EXTENDED!

Submit your applications by June 20 to support your reporting on opioid settlement funds in Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey or New York.

https://news.reportingonaddiction.org/applications-are-open-in-four-states-for-our-2025-microgrants/

05/06/2025

TEN DAYS LEFT to apply for Reporting on Addiction's 2025 microgrants. Across the country, billions in opioid settlement funds are now flowing into states, cities, and towns — yet how that money is spent remains unclear.

We are seeking applications for our next round of microgrants from journalists in Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, and New York to investigate how this money is being allocated and spent.

Apply by June 15!

https://news.reportingonaddiction.org/applications-are-open-in-four-states-for-our-2025-microgrants/

29/05/2025

ICYMI: Watch our discussion with MuckRock's Dillon Bergin about how he worked with West Virginia University students and Reporting on Addiction to create an open-source database that tracks spending in West Virginia’s 55 counties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta4GOtnes_E

27/05/2025

Make sure you're registered for Wednesday's fireside chat with MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin!

This session will offer tips, resources and tools you can use to break down barriers to public access to opioid settlement spending in your community and clearly present this critical, community-level information.

Register here: https://bit.ly/opioid-data-chat

22/05/2025

There's only one day left to apply for this summer's educator cohort!

Are you a journalism educator looking for more ways to teach students about ? Our all-virtual program gives you access to our curriculum and a support system of educators doing this work across the country.

Apply by Friday!

https://news.reportingonaddiction.org/join-our-2025-educator-cohort-2/

19/05/2025

One week left to register for our fireside chat with MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin!

This session will offer tips, resources and tools you can use to break down barriers to public access to opioid settlement spending in your community and clearly present this critical, community-level information.

Register here: https://bit.ly/opioid-data-chat

13/05/2025

As part of our series of resources helping journalists cover the opioid lawsuit settlement funds, we’re hosting a fireside chat with MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin on Wednesday, May 28 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

In this 30-minute webinar, Dillon will break down how he worked with West Virginia University students and Reporting on Addiction to create an open-source database that tracks spending in West Virginia’s 55 counties.

This session will offer tips, resources and tools you can use to break down barriers to public access to opioid settlement spending in your community and clearly present this critical, community-level information.

Register here: https://bit.ly/opioid-data-chat

07/05/2025

Across the country, billions in opioid settlement funds are now flowing into states, cities, and towns — yet how that money is spent remains unclear. This is a critical follow-the-money moment.

We are seeking applications for our next round of microgrants from journalists in Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, and New York to investigate how this money is being allocated and spent.

Apply by June 15!

https://news.reportingonaddiction.org/applications-are-open-in-four-states-for-our-2025-microgrants/

30/04/2025

Are you a journalism educator looking for more ways to teach students about ?

Our 2025 Educator Cohort provides you with the tools to do just that.

This all-virtual program will teach you the latest in evidence-based addiction science and medicine while preparing you to discuss addiction stigma with your students, recognize problematic reporting, and present them with helpful resources to improve reporting on addiction today.

Submit your interest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsyS0pth4ULXFIc_fju41Z44N7Oz4W1Wiu_r0EbqaKxh1bHA/viewform?usp=sharing

28/04/2025

During this Alcohol Awareness Month, we're working to help journalists better understand alcohol use and misuse.

When journalists understand key aspects of alcohol use—prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery—they can report on alcohol issues more accurately and empathetically.

Our new tip sheet called "Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder," outlines what AUD is, its treatment, and how journalists can responsibly report on AUD.

Download the tip sheet and view our other resources to guide your

https://news.reportingonaddiction.org/tip-sheet-aud/

04/04/2025

Journalism educator training participants gain a deeper understanding of the latest addiction science, teaching materials, and community of professors and working journalists to support each other through the teaching of difficult topics.

Learn more:

This free training can help you teach addiction reporting in your classroom

31/03/2025

Just a few hours left to apply for the 2025 Excellence in Recovery Journalism Award! Submit your work for consideration today.

Applications close midnight March 31st, 2025