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Katie Dahl's avatar

Ugh I loved reading this & seeing it here. Thank you for opening up this narrative… here & in your book!

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Mallary Tenore Tarpley's avatar

Thank you, Katie!

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Lisa Vogt's avatar

The recovery process doesn't make for a good headline; we want storylines that have an arc to them and a triumphant finale. Journey is a rather unsatisfying term even though it is a more accurate description.

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Oona Hanson's avatar

This is so important. The click-bait headlines, numbers (weights and calories), bad stock photography, etc. really can undermine an otherwise great piece of writing about eating disorders.

Equip has a nice downloadable PDF of journalistic guidelines that might interest your students as well: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18LlH73E-nCQYHMvx082AO83Y1L367X-d/view

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