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l3x | 2 years ago

I expect this was too comply with guidance on reporting on suicide [1]

> Avoid reporting methods of suicide

> Don’t refer to a specific site or location as popular or known for suicides

[1] https://www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/media-guidelines...

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jayceedenton|2 years ago

These 'top 10 tips' have put us in a strange place re reporting on suicide. The news becomes very cryptic with a lot that's unsaid.

closewith|2 years ago

In Ireland, reporting on specific suicide events is almost completely absent as the effect is so dramatic.