Many media outlets are publishing method of a recent sad suicide, or reproducing a tweet with suicidal ideation of another person thankfully safe. DON’T. Reporters please speak up, talk to editors. Tons of evidence that this increases the number of future suicides.
cc: @AP
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There are sensible CDC guidelines on how to report on such sad events, or on people in crisis, without fueling future waves of suicides. Please show some care! Same for everyone talking about it: it’s mostly common sense. Don’t publicize method, don’t sensationalize/romanticize.
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In any case, it’s incredibly disrespectful to cover such events otherwise and has no news value.
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Does her suicide itself have news value? If so then hard to argue that facts surrounding it don't have news value. I won't describe her method here out of respect for you. Reporting completely & truthfully can have negative consequences and that doesn't justify self-censorship.
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A terrible thing recently was when a public official talked of a mass shooter not having the "courage" to commit suicide. Do not romanticize it.
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Good guidelines for suicide coverage that should also be applied to homicide coverage.
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