Reporting Suicide: A resource for the media
A new resource for the media reporting of suicide has been adopted by New Zealand print and broadcast media agencies.
Summary
The resource is designed for quick access by busy journalists. It describes issues relating to suicide reporting, suggests areas that journalists should think carefully about, and identifies sources of information that journalists may find useful.
The media resource was developed in 2011 by a roundtable of key stakeholders, convened by Hon Peter Dunne, as minister responsible for suicide prevention. Roundtable members included representatives of the news media (including the Media Freedom Committee, Fairfax, TVNZ and Radio NZ), and mental health professionals. Officials from the Ministries of Health, Justice and Education attended roundtable meetings in an advisory and secretariat capacity.
The final version has been adopted by the Newspaper Publishers’ Association and the Media Freedom Committee.
An analysis of submissions on this document is available on request from the Ministry of Health
Publishing information
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Date of publication:December 2011Ordering information:Only soft copy available to download
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Related publications
- Suicide and the Media: The reporting and portrayal of suicide in the media (1999)
- Suicide and the Media: A study of the media response (2004)
Related documents
- Ministerial Committee on Suicide Prevention: Review of the Restrictions on the Media Reporting of Suicide (pdf, 106 KB)
- Ministerial Committee on Suicide Prevention: Meeting minutes for 27 September 2011 (pdf, 70 KB)
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Page last updated: 20 February 2012
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