When I proposed this fellowship project a year ago, the main purpose of the Covering Drugs guide was to make it easier for journalists to find relevant data and other resources when reporting on substance use, addiction, overdose, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.
During grad school and the work I’ve done since finishing my degree, I’ve collected thousands of digital files saved in folders for specific topics. All of this knowledge was useful to me, but as far as I could tell, it was not organized anywhere, or shared in an accessible way.
My theory of change is that if journalists could more easily find answers to critical questions, then the quality of reporting will improve. One caveat is that there aren’t clear answers to some questions — which is a challenge when writing an 800-word article on deadline, with pressure to generate headlines and summaries that make definitive statements.
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