Posted by cubic_me on January 19, 2004, at 6:02:14
In reply to Re: news reporting on suicide » DaisyM, posted by gabbix2 on January 18, 2004, at 14:06:30
A really close friend of mine killed herself in a public place about 18 months ago. At first it was reported sympathetically (but with no hotline numbers etc), but reporting of the inquiry into her death was insensitive and innacurate. I wouldn't mind if they had told the truth, but it really hurts when they say she felt she couldn't talk to anyone and she killed herself due to career worries when me and several other close friends helped her through several previous suicidal episodes/attempts and knew that was not the reason she killed herself.
I don't mind the media reporting suicides, as long as they are sensitive to people who are already grieving and in pain.
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