Guest Speakers

    Guest Speaker: Barb Williamson

    By Covering Addiction Editor 2903 Views
    Barb Williamson, who is the president of the recovery house network Way of Life, spoke to our Solutions Journalism: Covering …

    Barb Williamson: Showing the world what Redemption looks like

    By Nico Rossi 1265 Views
    We have many guests with us today. Mainly students from Denmark, which is really cool because they are so far …

    Guest Speaker: Fred Way and Recovery Residences

    By Austin Ampeloquio 1411 Views
    Fred’s presentation was an enlightening one for me, especially since I’m interested in the barriers to housing for those in …

    Fred Way: recovery house standards

    By Brianna Cicero 1325 Views
    I enjoyed hearing more about the standards and the more detail-oriented aspects of recovery housing since that isn’t something we …

    Guest Speaker: Fred Way

    By Covering Addiction Editor 2676 Views
    Fred Way, the executive director of the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences, spoke to our Solutions Journalism: Covering Addiction class …

    Fred Way: In the business of saving lives through Recovery Houses

    By Nico Rossi 2203 Views
    Fred Way runs the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences (PARR) and also works with the National Alliance for Recovery Residences …

    Stephanie Strasburg: covering recovery and addiction in photos

    By Brianna Cicero 1102 Views
    I thought this was a very interesting view to hear about from Stephanie Strasburg because we have heard from reporters …

    Maia Szalavitz and her approach to addiction reporting

    By Sydney Schaefer 1220 Views
    Maia Szalavitz spoke to our class on Tuesday about how her own recovery lead her to addiction reporting. She has …

    Maia Szalavitz: guest speaker and journalist

    By Brianna Cicero 1167 Views
    I learned a lot from Maia Szalavitz speaking in our class. I hadn’t really thought about science and evidence before going …

    Guest Speaker: Maia Szalavitz

    By Covering Addiction Editor 2721 Views
    Journalist Maia Szalavitz, who has been featured in publications like Vice, TIME and The New York Times, spoke to our …

    Maia Szalavitz pushes forward thinking on Covering Addiction

    By Nico Rossi 1450 Views
    Maia Szalavitz, is a journalist who has been covering addiction for almost three decades. She came to speak to our class today and as …

    Breaking the chain

    By Sydney Schaefer 1183 Views
    Shannon Hays told our class that her family is living proof that you don’t have to be a statistic. When …

    Guest Speaker: Shannon Hays

    By Austin Ampeloquio 1318 Views
    Shannon’s talk carried a lot of valuable information about recovery housing in the Philadelphia area. With her heavy work involvement …

    Guest Speaker: Shannon Hays

    By Covering Addiction Editor 2488 Views
    Shannon Hays of Family Service Association of Bucks County spoke to our Solutions Journalism: Covering Addiction class on Thursday. Hays …

    Shannon Hays: a Shining example of others helping others in Recovery

    By Nico Rossi 1400 Views
    Shannon Hays came into our class to speak today, to give us insight into recovery. As well as medications such as Suboxone …
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    ABOUT THIS CLASS

    In this special topics course, a group of students from Temple University’s Department of Journalism in the Klein College of Media and Communication spends a full semester reporting on addiction solutions. Click here to see the syllabus for the Spring 2018 semester, and here to see the syllabus for 2017.

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