by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2016
iMediaEthics’ Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2016
As we have done for the past few years, iMediaEthics has collected our list of the top 10 media ethics...
Reporting on Suicide
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2016
3 Newspapers’ Reports on Man’s Suicide, Inquest were Fair, Press Regulator Rules
The Macclesfield Express, the Manchester Evening News, and the Mirror didn't invade the privacy of or harass a woman in reporting on...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2016
Coverage of Irish Murder-Suicide of Hawe Family Prompts Criticism
Ireland's National Suicide Research Foundation criticized media coverage of the murder-suicide of an Irish family, Alan Hawe, his wife Clodagh,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2016
Australia’s Murder-Suicide Story Fair Game, Press Council Reported
"Man drowns himself using murdered wife's head: police." That headline and story from Australia's the Age were OK to publish...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2016
Samoan Newspaper Publishes Graphic Photo of Dead Transgender Woman on Front Page, Uses Wrong Pronouns
A Samoan newspaper The Sunday Samoan published a graphic photo of a woman's dead body on its front page. The photo...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2016
After Reporter Raveena Aulakh’s Death, Toronto Star Investigates, 2 Editors Out of Newsroom
The Toronto Star had a duty to report on its global environment reporter Raveena Aulakh's death by suicide, public editor...
by Sydney Smith on May 20, 2016
xojane.com deletes, apologizes for 1st person article about friend’s suicide as a ‘blessing’
After much criticism, the women's site xojane.com, owned by Time.inc, apologized and unpublished a first-person story, “My Former Friend’s Death Was...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 22, 2016
How Not to Report on Suicide: Sharon Herald Story Crossed the Line
Readers were shocked after daily Pennsylvania newspaper The Sharon Herald published an insensitive and gratuitous story that horrifically detailed a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2016
Australian News Outlet Broke Suicide Reporting Guidelines, Trains Staff after complaint
The Pakenham Gazette, a weekly Australian newspaper, included too much information about a young man's suicide, didn't contact his family before...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2015
Edinburgh Evening News Broke Standards Code, Erred in Report on Suicide
The Edinburgh Evening News wrongly reported a former soldier died from an apparent suicide the week he was facing assault charges...