by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2020
Newspaper apologizes, donates $ after wrong suicide report
The Basildon Echo apologized after wrongly claiming a man's son left a suicide note. The Echo's Oct. 2019 article, "Inquest...
Reporting on Suicide
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2020
Sky News Australia suspends commentator for suicide comments
Sky News in Australia suspended commentator James Campbell for his comments suggesting politician Bridget McKenzie should kill herself. Campbell, who...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2019
Irish Press Council overrules, Waterford paper’s suicide death story didn’t invade privacy
Ireland's press ombudsman, who handles complaints from the public against member news publications, got it wrong. At least, that's what...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2019
Best Practices for Reporting on Suicide: Recent Case Studies after Parkland, Sandy Hook deaths
Suicide has been in the news cycle this week with the deaths of two teenagers who survived the Parkland High...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2019
UK news story on suicide could have caused copycat deaths, regulator rules
The UK Northampton Chronicle & Echo broke guidelines for reporting on suicide by publishing way too much information about the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2018
Daily Mail Australia Broke Suicide Reporting Guidelines
The Australian Daily Mail broke guidelines for reporting on suicide with a May 2017 story about a man who attempted...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2018
Media regulator will expand guidance for reporting on suicide
The UK press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) announced last month it is expanding its resources and guidance...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2017
Australian Suicide Story not in Public Interest, newspaper invaded privacy of family
The Parramatta Advertiser, a weekly newspaper in suburban Sydney owned by News Corp. Australia, published an invasive article about a...
by Betty Koscinski on Apr 03, 2017
My Son’s Life: More than Sharon Herald’s Cruel Front-Page Story
EDITOR’S NOTE: A year ago today, a 41-year-old man named Joseph Koscinski died. Pennsylvanian newspaper The Sharon Herald sensationalized his...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2017
Australian Newspaper Breaks Suicide Reporting Guidelines
In March 2016, an Australian woman, Jasmine Riley, died by suicide, killing her two-year-old son with her. The Courier-Mail, a...