@article{ref1,
title="The newsworthiness of suicide",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2007",
author="Pirkis, Jane and Burgess, P. and Blood, R. Warwick and Francis, Catherine",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="278-283",
abstract="There is a paucity of studies examining which suicides are considered news-worthy. By combining data on media reports of individuals' suicides with routinely collected suicide data, it was found that 1% of Australian suicides were reported over a 1-year period. There was evidence of over-reporting of suicides by older people and females, and those involving dramatic methods. Reported suicides fell into three groups: suicides reported in a broader context; suicides by celebrities; and suicides involving unusual circumstances/methods. The data suggest a need for media professionals and suicide experts to work together to balance newsworthiness against the risk of copycat behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1521/suli.2007.37.3.278",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2007.37.3.278"
}