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• chimeracoder 13y ago
  Just so you know, it's considered good form for journalists reporting on suicide to refrain from describing the method (to the extent possible)[0][1][2]. On a professional level, it is believed (and supported by some research) that this can be a trigger for people who read the article, potentially causing more suicides. On a personal level (for you), you may want your brother remembered for his life, rather than evoking in readers' minds the image of his last moments alive. [0] www.sprc.org/library/sreporting.pdf [1] http://www.samaritans.org/media-centre/media-guidelines-reporting-suicide/advice-journalists-suicide-reporting-dos-and-donts http://www.samaritans.org/media-centre/media-guidelines-repo... [2] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/mar/28/media-reporting-suicide-bad-science http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/mar/28/media-r...