Citation

Mendes LMR, Vianna A, Felix CB. Comunicacao Midia e Consumo 2022; 19(56): 456-476.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022)

DOI

10.18568/CMC.V19I56.2592

PMID

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Abstract

From the 1950s onwards, we observed a movement in the Brazilian press that led from spectacularization to the banning of news about suicide (DAPIEVE, 2007), for fear of the so-called "contagion effect" (DURKHEIM, 2000[1897]). However, despite the care regarding the subject in the main newspapers, the number of self-inflicted deaths in the country has been rising significantly. In order to contribute to the debates on the role of the press in preventing the problem, we present a bibliographic research on the editorial treat-ment of suicide, complemented by interviews with journalists who deal with the issue in their professional daily lives and a survey on mentions of the topic in three major newspapers. Based on the results, we present a set of complementary recommendations to those already proposed by the WHO to address the issue. © 2022, Superior School of Advertising and Marketing. All rights reserved.

Language: pt

Keywords

suicide; editorial procedures; journalism; media and everyday life