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>Surely there have been other depictions of suicide in the media? Did they have the same corresponding uptick in suicide rates? Yes.[0] Newspapers try not to c
by bauruine 8y ago
>Surely there have been other depictions of suicide in the media? Did they have the same corresponding uptick in suicide rates?
Yes.[0] Newspapers try not to cover suicide whenever possible and when they do they always also write about emergency suicide prevention hotlines. At least in switzerland.
[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-suicide-media/suicide-details-reported-by-the-media-may-lead-others-to-copy-idUSKBN1KK1ZU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-suicide-media/suic...
- TazeTSchnitzel 8y agoI understand there are also certain other guidelines about how to report such stories as well.
- DanBC 8y agoHere's one from the UK National Union of Journalists. https://www.nuj.org.uk/news/mental-health-and-suicide-reporting-guidelines/ https://www.nuj.org.uk/news/mental-health-and-suicide-report... I use this one because they're journalists and so understand the balance of freedom of speech with not causing harm. They're quite old. The BBC also has guidance here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/harm-and-offence/suicide https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/harm-an... They've unhelpfully put them in a section titled "harm and offence", so if I ever contact the BBC about poor reporting I have to say that I'm not bothered about offence, I'm letting them know about something that may cause harm.