TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Media reporting on alcohol and other drugs in Australia and the Mindframe guidelines: baseline data
JO  - Drug and alcohol review
A1  - Sunderland, Matthew
A1  - Kershaw, Stephanie
A1  - Ward, Caitlin
A1  - Bryant, Zachary
A1  - Teesson, Lily
A1  - Whittle, Rebecca
A1  - Paton, Elizabeth
A1  - Charnley, Janine L.
A1  - Skehan, Jaelea
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to generate a baseline database of print media reporting on alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues prior to the release of the Mindframe guidelines in March 2019. Specifically, to: (i) describe the content associated with media entries that focus on AOD use in Australian news media; (ii) determine how the media entries compare to several domains associated with recently developed Mindframe guidelines for publicly reporting on AOD; and (iii) identify content factors associated with different scores. <br><br>METHODS: Media entries between July 2016 and June 2017 were searched for key AOD-related terms using the Australian and New Zealand Newsstream database. Two coding schemes were developed to rate a stratified sample of 50% of the media entries against the Mindframe guidelines. Associations between content and total comparison scores were determined using linear regression models. <br><br>RESULTS: Detailed coding of the 2007 articles identified as relevant for the current study indicated that a majority (67%) were focused on one of three substances: alcohol, cannabis or methamphetamine. Most of the entries were either law enforcement (22%) or criminal justice related (19%). Entries that focused on methamphetamine scored significantly lower than entries on alcohol when compared to the Mindframe guidelines, similarly entries focused on crime/justice-related topics scored significantly lower than entries focused on positive outcomes. <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: A disproportionate number of print media entries, particularly those related methamphetamine use, focused on crime or justice-related topics, potentially further contributing to stigma, and emphasising the legal consequences of AOD use.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-5236
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13622
ID  - ref1
ER  -