Suicide online: Portrayal of website-related suicide by the New Zealand media

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1355-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katey Thom ◽  
Gareth Edwards ◽  
Ivana Nakarada-Kordic ◽  
Brian McKenna ◽  
Anthony O’Brien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
News Media ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Framing Analysis ◽  
Online Technology ◽  
Media Reports

Media reporting can impact negatively or positively on suicidal behaviour. Specific reporting methods such as the use of sensationalism can influence suicidal behaviour. This paper presents the findings from a study that aimed to provide an in-depth examination of New Zealand mainstream news items in which websites played a role in suicide. We used framing analysis to interpret the role online technology plays in the reporting of the suicide event. The findings indicate that news items were primarily framed in such a way so that the role of online technology was often overemphasised at the expense of the suicide events themselves. While websites were characteristically framed as ‘enablers’ or ‘preventers’ of suicide, the contribution of mental wellbeing to suicide was largely marginalised in the news media reports. The paper concludes by considering the implications of these framings for existing media studies of suicide and the media’s role in suicide prevention.

scholarly journals NARASI HEROISME PEREMPUAN DALAM ISU LINGKUNGAN (Analisis Framing Berita Farwiza Farhan di Media Daring Lokal dan Nasional)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Ainal Fitri ◽  
Putri Maulina
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Online News ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Local Source ◽  
Environmental Discourse ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Framing Analysis ◽  
Media Frames

Environmental discourse is considered as one of the essential narratives since it involves the role of women. In the gender perspective, women in environmental issues are often described as a sidekick. Farwiza Farhan is one of the environmentalists who contributes to the environmental campaign effort. The study aims to focus on the framing of Farwiza Farhan’s figure against her contribution as the keeper of the Leuser Ecosystem (KEL) on online media environmental reports. This study used the Framing Analysis approach, Environmental Journalism, and Heroism concept. The researchers chose and analyzed three news from online news media: serambinews. com as a local source; and republika. co. id and bbc. com as national sources. This research was analyzed by using Zhongdang Pan and Gerald M. Kosicki’s Framing Analysis method. The finding shows that the news media frames Farwiza Farhan as an environmental activist with a heroism narrative. Farwiza is portrayed as a heroic, selfless, courageous, and intelligent personality. She is adaptive and determined to deal with conflict, and she also has initiative and leadership. Heroism is perceived as an environmental perspective-journalism strategy of online news media to deliver environmental knowledge and to raise public awareness towards the environmental issue.

scholarly journals Analysis of news media reports of suicides and attempted suicides during the COVID-19 lockdown in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumitra Pathare ◽  
Lakshmi Vijayakumar ◽  
Tanya Nicole Fernandes ◽  
Manisha Shastri ◽  
Arjun Kapoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Online News ◽  
Media Reporting ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Real Community ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Government ◽  
Suicide Attempted

Abstract Background Based on previous experience there is justifiable concern about suicidal behaviour and news media reporting of it during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This study used a systematic search of online news media reports (versions of newspapers, magazine and other digital publications) of suicidal behaviour during India’s COVID-19 lockdown and compared it to corresponding dates in 2019. Data was gathered using a uniform search strategy from 56 online news media publications 24 March to 3 May for the years 2019 and 2020 using keywords, suicide, attempted suicide, hangs self and kills self. Demographic variables and methods used for suicide were compared for suicide and attempts between the 2 years using chi-squared tests (χ2). Results There were online news media reports of 369 cases of suicides and attempted suicides during COVID lockdown vs 220 reports in 2019, a 67.7% increase in online news media reports of suicidal behaviour. Compared to 2019, suicides reported during lockdown were significantly older (30 vs 50 years, p < 0.05), men (71.2% vs 58.7%; p < 0.01), married (77.7% vs 49%; p < 0.01) and employed (82.9% vs 59.5%; p < 0.01). During the lockdown, significantly more suicides were by hanging (64.4% vs 42%), while poisoning (8.5% vs 21.5%) and jumping in front of a train (2% vs 9.4%) (p < 0.05) were significantly reduced. Comparison of COVID and non-COVID groups showed that online news media reports of COVID cases of suicide and attempted suicide were significantly more likely to be men (84.7% vs 60.4%; p < 0.01), older (31–50 years 52.9% vs 25.8%; p < 0.01) employed (91.5% vs 64.3%; p < 0.01), had poor mental (40.1% vs 20.8%; p < 0.01) and poor physical health (24.8% vs 7.9%;11.8, p < 0.01). Conclusion Increase in online news media reports of suicides and attempts during COVID-19 lockdown may indicate an increase in journalists’ awareness about suicide or more sensational media reporting or may be a proxy indicator of a real community increase in suicidal behaviour. It is difficult to attribute changes in demographic profile and methods used only to changes in journalists’ reporting behaviour and should be further explored. We therefore call upon the Government of India to urgently release national suicide data to help devise a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy to address COVID-19 suicidal behaviour.

Hate Speech and the Polarization of Japanese National Newspapers

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-279
Author(s):  
Iwona MERKLEJN ◽  
Jan WIŚLICKI
Keyword(s):  
Media Studies ◽  
News Media ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Current Issue ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Ideological Polarization ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
A Current

Abstract In 2016, the first anti-hate speech law in Japan was introduced against the backdrop of verbal attacks on ethnic Koreans who were targeted with particular force by radical right organizations in the early 21st century. We argue that while the role of social media in the proliferation of hate speech in Japan has received considerable attention, the coverage of hate speech and related issues in mainstream news media has not been sufficiently studied. This article offers an interdisciplinary analysis, grounded in media studies and in linguistics, of the positions of five national newspapers in public discourse about hate speech, discussed as a current issue in Japan from 2016 until mid-2018. We combine agenda-setting theory with discourse analysis of factual reporting in order to evaluate the Japanese media landscape, which, when scrutinized through the lens of the hate speech issue, reveals ideological polarization.

Evaluating News Media Reports on the 'Blue Whale Challenge' for Adherence to Suicide Prevention Safe Messaging Guidelines

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (CSCW1) ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Roth ◽  
Jaclyn Abraham ◽  
Heidi Zinzow ◽  
Pamela Wisniewski ◽  
Amro Khasawneh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
News Media ◽  
Blue Whale ◽  
Media Reports

scholarly journals The Favourable Partner: An Analysis of Lianhe Zaobao’s Representation of China in Southeast Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-91
Author(s):  
Daniel R. Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
News Media ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Chinese Studies ◽  
Local Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
City State

Singapore has, since its founding, had a critical role regarding Southeast Asia’s interaction with China. The city-state has acted as both an enthusiastic promoter of closer ties with China and also as one of the prominent supporters of a hedging strategy regarding the involvement of extra-regional powers in Southeast Asia. To date there has not been any substantial analysis of how China and Southeast Asia are represented in the local media. Given the ongoing significance of news media as a means to communicate ideas and agendas, to both online and offline audiences, this gap is notable. This article will contribute some initial findings based on an analysis of articles related to China and Southeast Asia in the Lianhe zaobao newspaper. Sino-Singaporean relations are presented in a positive sense regardless of whether the focus is economic, political, or social; in contrast, when discussing China and Southeast Asia as a region, issues of insecurity and other negative aspects become more prominent. This suggests that, while the Singaporean media reports China in a positive light regarding bilateral relations, there is a clear willingness to raise awareness of the broader regional challenges of China’s rise. It plays the dual role of both friend and critic. At time of publication, the journal operated under the old name. When quoting please refer to the citation on the left using British Journal of Chinese Studies. The pdf of the article still reflects the old journal name; issue number and page range are consistent.

scholarly journals News Media Translation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Zanettin
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
News Media ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Digital Convergence ◽  
The Social

As digital convergence marks the transition from print to screen culture, translation plays an increasingly important role of in the production and dissemination of the news. The translation of information in the news media is a pervasive set of practices that affects the daily consumption of the news and a topic of relevance to scholars in several areas of the humanities and the social sciences. This book provides a wide-ranging and accessible introduction to research in news media translation practices, products and processes, illustrating and discussing historical, theoretical and descriptive perspectives. Inter- and multi-disciplinary research spans fields such as Translation Studies, Linguistics, Journalism and Media Studies, and includes approaches from Critical Discourse Analysis and narrative theory to Systemic Functional Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics. The book also offers first-hand analyses of news texts in English and Italian, approaching news translation from an ethnomethodological perspective.

Bereavement after suicide

2019 ◽  
pp. 120-129
Author(s):  
Navneet Kapur ◽  
Robert Goldney
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Increased Risk

This chapter discusses the central role of bereavement after suicide. Supporting people bereaved by suicide should be a key component of suicide prevention strategies. People bereaved by suicide may be at increased risk of suicidal behaviour themselves but are less likely to obtain support than other bereaved groups. There may be qualitative differences in the issues or grief themes which arise when someone is bereaved through suicide compared to those which arise after death from other causes. Clinicians are vulnerable to similar feelings as well as concerns about their professional competence. Information resources, psychological interventions, and support groups may be helpful for people bereaved by suicide.

scholarly journals The role of psychopharmacology in suicide prevention

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate E. A. Saunders ◽  
Keith Hawton
Keyword(s):  
Protective Effect ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Mood Stabilizers ◽  
Affective Symptoms ◽  
Reduce Risk

AbstractThe potential role of psychopharmacology in suicide prevention is often minimised. This may to some extent reflect that few medication trials have specifically focussed on prevention of suicidal behaviour – indeed this outcome is often not reported in trials. However, there is reasonably strong evidence that lithium may reduce risk of suicide, the postulated mechanism being a specific effect on aggression. Evidence is lacking with regard to any protective effect of other mood stabilizers. Clozapine may reduce suicidal behaviour in patients with schizophrenia, with reduction of affective symptoms being a possible explanation. The role of antidepressants in relation to suicide risk is highly controversial, especially in children and adolescents. It is unclear whether minor tranquillizers or hypnotics can assist in suicide prevention, although they can reduce the anxiety symptoms that may occur during initial treatment with SSRI antidepressants. Itis also uncertain whether psychopharmacology has a role in preventing suicidal behaviour in people with personality disorders. Despite the limitations of the evidence we contend that suicide risk should be an important factor in deciding when and what to prescribe.Declaration of Interest: We have no interests to declare.

scholarly journals The Structure and Functions of the Press in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Les Cleveland
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
News Media ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Daily Press ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Press ◽  
News Selection ◽  
And Control

<p>This thesis describes the general functions of the New Zealand news media system and the structure, organisation and control of both the daily press and broadcasting and television services in New Zealand. In order to analyse the performance of daily newspapers in detail, a methodology is laid down for the quantitative description of the subject content of newspapers. A sample of the wire copy transmitted to daily newspapers in New Zealand by the New Zealand Press Association is analysed and a study is made of the news selection and display practices observed by 16 daily newspapers in their handling of this material. Further samples of the content of the same 16 daily papers are then analysed in order to obtain characteristic subject content descriptions and to provide material for a generalised discussion of the way in which the newspapers appear to be exercising their functions. This leads to a treatment of the problems facing the New Zealand daily press and a brief outline of the role of the New Zealand Press Association in the New Zealand news media system, as well as a discussion of the possibilities that exist for the improved education and training of journalists. The work then concludes with a set of appendices in which the full texts of various documents are reproduced, as well as a bibliography of literature relevant to the general field of research on the New Zealand mass media.</p>

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