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Affiliation
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Griffith University, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, 176 Messines Ridge Road, Mt Gravatt Campus, QLD 4122, Australia. |
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Abstract
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INTRODUCTION: The existing literature provides evidence of the link between media reporting and suicide in terms of either preventive or provocative effects. Hence, working with media representatives on responsible reporting on suicide is of great importance. Until recently in Slovenia, there has been an obvious lack of communication between media representatives and suicidologists. The aims of the present study were twofold; firstly, to introduce the adaptation and dissemination of intervention on responsible media reporting, and secondly, to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented intervention on suicide reporting.
METHODS: We used a pre-post research design. Newspaper articles were retrieved over two 12-month periods: the baseline period and the follow-up period. In between, we had a year of implementation of our intervention program (launching and disseminating the Guidelines via workshops). Each retrieved article was rated qualitatively with respect to its adherence to the Guidelines.
RESULTS: The comparison of baseline and follow-up periods revealed some significant differences. Reporting in the follow-up period was less sensationalistic, there was less reporting about specific cases of suicides and more about causes of suicide and pathways out of mental distress. Furthermore, in the follow-up period, there was a significant improvement related to headlines of media articles. Contact information about where to seek help was more often included in the articles.
CONCLUSION: The findings are promising, but working with the media needs to be continuous and ongoing if sustainable results are to be achieved. UVOD: Obstoječa literatura ponuja vrsto dakozov o povezavi med medijskim poročanjem in samomorilnim vedenjem, bodisi v smislu preventivnega ali negativnega učinka. Zaradi tega je delo z medijskimi strokovnjaki na področju preprečevanja samomora zelo pomembno. Do nedavnega je bilo sodelovanje na tem področju v Sloveniji pomanjkljivo. Namen pričujočega prispevka je dvojen: prvič predstaviti postopek priredbe in implementacije intervencijskega programa za odgovorno novinarsko poročanje o samomoru, ter drugič, evalvirati učinkovitost intervencijskega programa na poročanje o samomoru. METODE: Uporabili smo pred-po raziskovalni načrt. Pridobili smo članke iz tiskanih medijev iz dveh 12-mesečnih obdobij: obdobje pred intervencijo in obdobje po intervenciji. Vmes je potekalo obdobje implementacije intervencijskega programa. Za vsak članek smo ocenili, ali je v skladu s strokovnimi smernicami za odgovorno novinarsko poročanje ali ne. REZULTATI: Primerjava člankov iz obdobja pred intervencijo in po intervenciji je pokazala nekatere statistično značilne razlike. Poročanje o samomoru je bilo v obdobju po intervenciji manj senzacionalistično, manj je bilo poročanja o konkretnih primerih samomora in več o primerih stisk, ki so se razrešile na konstruktivne načine. Prišlo je do pozitivne spremembe v naslovih prispevkov, pravtako pa je več prispevkov navajalo vire pomoči. ZAKLJUČKI: Ugotovitve študije so vzpodbudne, vendar je potrebno kontinuitrano delo z mediji, če želimo doseči trajnostne rezultate.
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