It's sadly likely there will be another huge spike in suicides, as recent coverage has been horrendously insensitive—either through opportunism or lack of consulting with experts. The romanticization, the constant publicizing of method, the marathon, larger-than-life coverage.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/963900584901226497 …
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Celebrity suicide coverage is so horrible, so insensitive that I can't find words. It's like there aren't real people involved; that there aren't so many more suffering now; that a child's life has not just been devastated. No, let's just do a marathon. Good for ratings, I guess.
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Talking about tough issues is good; it could've been an opportunity. But you need to bring in some experts here and treat people as real people, not as content to fill time and pages with. The romanticization is big part of what fuels suicidal ideation, and we've had nothing but.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Brian Wolfe
Didn't watch that but the only sensible thing is coverage that focuses on survivors and loved ones. The romanticization of the person as a celebrity when what's in front of us is a tremendous tragedy of real human beings is atrocious and irresponsible.https://twitter.com/wolfeb99/status/1005828476878741504 …
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This article discusses research about ppl who attempted but did not die from suicide and were thankful to have survived. Wish we could hear more from these ppl:https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06suicide-t.html …
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