AOD Media Watch would like to congratulate 60 Minutes on their recent episode exploring psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. The complex issue, which is too often the subject of misrepresentation and fear-mongering, was handled with sensitivity and accuracy. While AOD Media Watch articles… Continue Reading
On the evening Sunday the 29th of March, Channel Seven aired a one hour program about former AFL player Ben Cousins called “Coming Clean”. In the opening sequence, the audience is greeted with footage of Ben from ten years ago,… Continue Reading
Serious questions are being raised about the role of Victoria Police and their relationship with the media after two employees at the North Richmond Community Health Centre (NRCH) were charged with drug offences. It appears that the media were given… Continue Reading
In coverage of Richmond’s Medically Supervised Injection Room (MSIR), the Herald Sun continually perpetuates stigma and disregard for research evidence. Richmond residents requested the MSIR in the first place, but the Herald Sun claims that residents don’t want the MSIR. Continue Reading
A recent article on vaping for The Feed SBS broke almost all the rules for good medical reporting including not seeking independent comments from experts with opposing views, focusing on the potential risks and ignoring the benefits of the intervention and referencing animal studies as if they are valid for humans. Colin Mendelsohn from ATHRA suggests it is not surprising that Australians are confused about the risks from vaping when unbridled misinformation is published unchecked. Continue Reading