TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Assessing responsible reporting on suicide in the nineteenth century: evidence for a high quantity of low-quality news
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Arendt, Florian
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The press may have contributed to suicide as a mass phenomenon during the nineteenth century. There is limited knowledge on how the press reported on suicide. We utilized a content analysis of suicide news during the time period of suicide rate's strong increase in Austria (1855, 1865, 1875, 1885), assessing variables related to the responsible reporting on suicide (RRS). Analyses indicate that the press showed low levels of RRS and the quantity of low-quality reporting increased during the observation period. Although causal claims should be made with caution, the findings are consistent with the idea of a long-term Werther effect.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1626952
ID  - ref1
ER  -