TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Suicide coverage in U.S. Newspapers following the publication of the media guidelines
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Tatum, Phillip T.
A1  - Canetto, Silvia Sara
A1  - Slater, Michael D.
SP  - 524
EP  - 534
VL  - 40
IS  - 5
N2  - A nationally representative sample of 968 local and national newspapers was examined to determine whether the 2001 U.S. media guidelines were followed in articles published in 2002-2003, and featuring individual cases of suicidal behavior (N = 157). We found that, during this period of time, U.S. newspaper suicide coverage did not consistently reflect the influence of the media guidelines. On the positive side, only 19% of stories included inappropriate imagery. On the negative side, suicide stories often detailed suicide method (56% of stories) and location (58%), and rarely provided information about warning signs and risk factors (1%), the roles of depression (4%) and alcohol (2%), and prevention resources (6%). Our findings, together with previous evidence, suggest the need for sustained dialogue with the media about suicide reporting.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2010.40.5.524
ID  - ref1
ER  -