Tips & Tools
Suicide
Reporters striving to responsibly cover suicide have to balance concerns of privacy, stigma and avoiding copycat incidents.
Dart Resources
Covering Campus Suicide
A three-part curriculum to help prepare journalism students for the difficult process of covering suicide on or near a college campus.
Covering Suicide: New Science, New Guidelines
We know more about suicide than ever before, says epidemiologist Madelyn Gould. New recommendations tell journalists how to use that knowledge, and a classroom guide tells journalism educators how to teach it.
Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide
Suggestions for responsibly covering suicide while balancing concerns of privacy, stigma and avoiding copycat incidents.
The Power of a Bully
When treading the fragile landscape of teen suicide, empathic, scientifically grounded reporting can save lives. So why are some journalists getting the bullying and suicide story so wrong?
Covering Teen Suicide
Suicide is a leading cause of teenage deaths, but is often treated as a journalistic taboo. Reporters and researchers break down the complicated ethical issues reporters must face to get the story right.
Outside Resources
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The Suicide Paradox
Freakonomics
Freakonomics Radio investigates suicide and suicide contagion.
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Reporting on Suicide
Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition
Recommendations for the media from several organizations.
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Reporting on Suicide
Poynter Online
Public radio reporter/producer Cindi E Deutschman-Ruiz gives advice on reporting on suicide.
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Tragedies & Journalists
A 40-page guide to help journalists, photojournalists and editors report on violence while protecting both victims and themselves.