Military suicide coverage: AP news wire & suicide guidelines.
The authors evaluated how well Associated Press News Wire stories adhered to the Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide™ during 2012, a peak year of military suicide. They included individual suicide stories (N = 167) from randomly selected days. They also evaluated differences in the military versus civilian coverage. Military and civilian stories typically had about five negative practices, and less than one positive practice, with military stories significantly more likely to miss valuable opportunities to promote help-seeking. The findings, combined with previous evidence, suggest the need for the development of specific military suicide reporting guidelines.
a School of Social Work , The University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , USA.
Donna
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Schuman
a School of Social Work , The University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , USA.
Regina T
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Praetorius
b College of Nursing and Health Innovation , The University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , USA.
Donelle M
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Barnes
c Department of Psychology , The University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , USA.
Allyson A
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Arana
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D020452:Journalism / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D013405:Suicide; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans; D055815:Young Adult