Virginia Lynne Anderson, a former reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has covered courts, sports, business, politics, and medicine over her 25 years in journalism. She was the lead reporter on a six-part series on a thoroughbred breeding farm that went public and, later, bankrupt. The series was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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Young People in Recovery Need Anonymity More Than Ever
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One thing has not changed in the world of Alcoholics Anonymous since Bill W. and friends started the program 80 years ago— the belief that anonymity provides a safe environment for people recovering from addiction.
Yet in an era of constant, instantaneous information sharing, how can young people safeguard their anonymity? And is it even important to do so in the digital era?