Death knocks,professional practice,and the public good: The media experience of suicide reporting in New Zealand |
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Authors: | Sunny C. Collings Christopher G. Kemp |
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Affiliation: | Social Psychiatry & Population Mental Health Research Unit, University of Otago, Wellington, 23a Mein St., Newtown, Wellington South, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | Health, government, and media organizations around the world have responded to research demonstrating the imitative effects of suicide coverage in the news media by developing guidelines to foster responsible reporting. Implementation of these guidelines has encountered some resistance, and little is known about the media perspective on suicide coverage and its effects on guideline use. This qualitative study provides an in-depth appreciation of this perspective by investigating the experiences of journalists covering suicide in New Zealand. Fifteen newspaper, television and radio journalists were interviewed between December 2008 and March 2009 and transcripts were analyzed using a grounded hermeneutic editing approach. |
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Keywords: | New Zealand Suicide Suicide contagion Copycat behavior Collaboration Media Journalists Guidelines |
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