Breaking news: a woman in the “Shadow of Shame” after hearing news reports. The “Shadow of Shame” has had many visitors due to suicide reports on news media. 15.3 percent of people who are unhidden from suicide have reported thinking about following through with this act. That is four times the number of people who are sheltered from suicide reports. School, gossip, family, friends, church families, social media, and overhearing a conversation are all ways a person can hear about what happened in a suicide incident. For instance a 19-year-old girl from the Paris area recorded herself committing suicide by throwing herself under a train, but right before she did so she had stated "What's about to happen will be very shocking, but I'm not doing
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It is often debated that news media should report on suicides because awareness groups reduce suicides. Even if so, suicide awareness groups can not get to everybody. They may say they are meeting somewhere, but a person can miss out on it and not get the message they are trying to send. In the article, Reporting On Suicide, by Cindi Deutschman-Ruiz, it suggests Many people often use suicide as a way to solve a problem. (Deutschman-Ruiz, Poynter) When there is not enough said about the incident the viewers are lead to believe it was the easy way out of a problem. In her article, Kearns states People live in the “shadow of shame”. (Kearns, Business Post) Naming this the “Shadow of Shame” itself is implying a person should just be ashamed. They will keep it to themselves and continue the thoughts and actions. Deutschman-Ruiz also states, “[Media] erases the line that separates motivation from rationality, making suicide seem like an understandable” (Deutschman-Ruiz, Poynter) If media erases that line and makes suicide understandable, they should not be reporting it. If they can not make whoever is watching realize the pain and feelings of other people, they should stay away from reporting on suicides. Above all, It is logical that News media unquestionably should not report on suicides because many people will downplay the
It is often debated that news media should report on suicides because awareness groups reduce suicides. Even if so, suicide awareness groups can not get to everybody. They may say they are meeting somewhere, but a person can miss out on it and not get the message they are trying to send. In the article, Reporting On Suicide, by Cindi Deutschman-Ruiz, it suggests Many people often use suicide as a way to solve a problem. (Deutschman-Ruiz, Poynter) When there is not enough said about the incident the viewers are lead to believe it was the easy way out of a problem. In her article, Kearns states People live in the “shadow of shame”. (Kearns, Business Post) Naming this the “Shadow of Shame” itself is implying a person should just be ashamed. They will keep it to themselves and continue the thoughts and actions. Deutschman-Ruiz also states, “[Media] erases the line that separates motivation from rationality, making suicide seem like an understandable” (Deutschman-Ruiz, Poynter) If media erases that line and makes suicide understandable, they should not be reporting it. If they can not make whoever is watching realize the pain and feelings of other people, they should stay away from reporting on suicides. Above all, It is logical that News media unquestionably should not report on suicides because many people will downplay the