How the media reports of suicide (under)

 How the media report suicide
 (under) / CoChina
2010-06-30 19:44 |
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II: Reflections on the reported suicide class (under)
Chengqi Jin: I want to say a specific report recommendations, I have followed the first interview, and then to edit the compiled version of order. When interviewed, such as access to the deceased's survivors to the attention of some cases, some survivors may want to get attention, but in terms of foreign studies, many survivors do not want to be disturbed at the moment is, and may also be in a pain period, we should respect that they have such a sad time. but studies have shown that the suicide survivor himself in the middle of a very high risk of suicide, they are very vulnerable. In the interview, when you must pay attention to how to tell him communicate, how not to provoke his sensitive nerves. for suicide attempters, interviews with adults, then you better be able to interview him realize that there are other solutions to the problem. but if it is faced with a non- adults, but there will be sometimes misleading effect, minors may feel that journalists are now committed suicide this matter because I came to interview me, it proves that I was able to win the attention of suicidal behavior, that he may try again . When interviewed after the Xiegao Zi, in fact we have just discussed, to avoid sensationalism, exaggeration, landscaping or romantic suicide. and then have to avoid referring to suicide of his full name or personal information, photos of his best, Do not be published, why? for the same consideration is not to let the reader into believing that we can in one death and fame. suicide methods also need to avoid a detailed description of Huli Han also mentioned before, he had wanted to die when the newspapers went to look for methods of suicide, Fortunately he did not find, what if he has found the death of a drug can eat without pain, then he was probably really eat, and there are a lot like the real thing happened. Leo Lee's wife Lizi Yu, she used to be plagued by depression, she has written a book, she recalls how on his antidepressant. She said she had four times inside the experience of suicide attempts, all related to media reports, including one that is seen in the newspaper after which medicine to take to be lethal, and painless. usually people will find no painful methods of suicide, such as commit suicide is, when Hong Kong media reports said this is a painless method of suicide, so the transmission very quickly, so we have to avoid this description. and then the reasons for suicide to avoid simplification. Sometimes the media will have a direct say or commit suicide due to financial distress situation, or the test or break up, but in fact they may have just committed suicide in his The last thing that occurred prior to the last one killed his straw, in fact, is very complicated because he might have mental illness, may be the reason he has a family or other various reasons, so I think the media coverage time should not be so simplified. from the news media in terms of the pursuit of truth, they should do it. If those who commit suicide have mental problems or drug abuse records must be mentioned, why mention it? is to give Social role of a revelation, telling people to these issues of concern. In some overseas media, if a celebrity suicide, he will take into consideration the reputation of the celebrity will cover this matter, but from a professional point of view of prevention, it is worth out said, he is a negative example, it should tell people, especially young people, if his fans, we should tell them there is such a thing. and then, when dealing with the consequences of committing suicide to avoid misleading the reader into believing that suicide is the problem can be solved methods. Also, if relatives and friends too sad mood, the time in the reports can not all write, because this is the same into account that people who want to commit suicide to avoid some of those relatives and friends who will think there are contradictions, after death, I can make you regret it, I can make you regret ever being in sweeping title, the title is the most attractive to him. to avoid on the front page, because that makes the audience feel that suicide is a very important thing. to avoid the listed methods of suicide, but also to avoid counting this way. Prior to the discussion a few even jump the first jump this way more than a dozen, from a humanitarian point of view, we should not do so. From the perspective of the facts, such as the Golden Gate Bridge is the so-called suicide the Holy Land, where many people jumping, the Golden Gate Bridge management side is very anxious, saying how do we do? we need to do something to prevent these events continue to deteriorate. They had thought of a way to put up a display at the bridge, write Bridge suicide meaning, so have become the imitation here to stimulate someone to suicide. So, like Foxconn event, we do not have evidence, but because some people will not want to be the tenth number? to minimize the damage from the perspective of the media to think, we can design more appropriate title of it. At the same time help to release the information, but we in the mainland may be some difficulty to implement, because the lack of resources, but if you can do, then it is better to put relevant, for example, What are the psychiatric hospital in Shenzhen, or what the psychological counseling agencies to provide them the name and telephone number. Although the Hong Kong media reports like to do exciting, but they have also done a good job for help information. For example, if suicides with the financial crisis-related, it will make if you have a financial crisis which institutions can help, if you encounter the words domestic violence organizations to which you can help.
Another point is that the protection of its own practitioners, journalists themselves will not be reported effects? such an intern to go undercover, and his own mental state how? have not been affected? other journalists will be affected? close relationship between a person if the person had a similar experience, he may have emotional infection. I hear reports of the undercover reporter Foxconn will find there is a report after completing frustration, feeling that he did not find the cause of what in the end is, that his investigation could not explain why so many people Foxconn suicide, then has been in a very frustrated, very bad mood. I think for those practitioners who can tell them that you are in making an already impossible task. because suicide itself is a very complex matter , and is a non-normal thing, to try to figure out as a normal person to an extreme things you must be limited. and when the lives of these people have gone, you want to come to recover the situation, almost always been impossible. you can only close, but if you asked yourself to do one hundred percent recovery, I think this is in their own awkward. If these people around here are so low that he observed the emotions, we can provide some colleagues support between.
Another point is the media and experts, from abroad for the promotion of good practice is the practice of research institutions, keep up the media. In Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of suicide prevention center with Hong Kong media Communication is very good. in the Mainland because there is no such body, in fact, I would like to do, for example, today's workshop, I feel a great inspiration to me. We can do such a thing in the Mainland, and if through Media Institute or through some media organizations so that we do this sort of discussion is to have the desired effect. not really wait for something to commit suicide before the time of the provisional mandate journalists rush into battle, we can find an opportunity to discuss the everyday things.
there is a foreign experience would like to share, in Australia, three countries, Belgium and Denmark, they will commit suicide for the good report presentation. Australia, this award is a suicide prevention organization dedicated to issue, and in Belgium and Denmark, two countries, and its accreditation committee, including suicide prevention professionals, media representatives and representatives of survivors of suicide, so this award would be more persuasive and able to give reporters a sense of the value and mission. If you reports really a comfort to these survivors, or be able to save lives, then to a reporter is a good encouragement.
I have said in China to promote the specific issues, one is the resource itself is very mental health lacking. When you want to help in the newspaper the information above, you may not find a suitable, or when you are in the interview that he found this person may be in crisis mode, but you do not have the right people can be referred. This is a long-term problem, I can not propose solutions. I would say there are some resources in Hong Kong, is not to be utilized? If not find the right resources in the Mainland, when resource utilization Can first in Hong Kong together?
Another question is about the experts, I found that when the media reports, some confusion in the Mainland. For example, we are all suicide prevention research, and I listed above, this form of suicide in Hong Kong in all aspects of prevention experts, You will see him very clearly, if you want to ask with whom should the relevant statistics, if you want to ask about suicide prevention with young people whom you do it, if you want to ask your therapist of domestic violence to whom the division of labor is very small, industry specializing in surgery. in the Mainland, such as Foxconn, I remember more interesting is that the media asked a teacher of psychology thing about suicide, he gave out the answer may not be the most authoritative, and he may express himself a bit too proper, said the suicide rate Foxconn is acceptable, the average suicide rate in China in fact higher. He was not answering this question the most suitable candidate, some people specialize in would be more authoritative figures. how to compare the suicide rate in the comparison? every age, every gender and in different cities, and urban or rural suicide rate suicide rates, and there is a lot of attention to detail. not that you ask, although suicide is also doing psychology research, but scholars do, I think it is asking the wrong person. how to find the most appropriate experts? I think need to be cooperation between researchers and the media, I am willing to do this to help people to build a resource library, may the future, if similar things happen again when we can quickly find who is the most appropriate person to answer this question. I think this is the media which can in this matter role, I think Foxconn is a good time to let everyone aware of the problem of suicide in China in the end how serious, no one knew before. China's suicide rate is not an accurate figure, some studies have shown that each year in China suicide deaths in the accounts for nearly half of the world, about 40%. I think this is a good time, the media can use this thing can be done to arouse the relevant reports or social concern.
Du Ting: During this time you are in Hong Kong and Taiwan are also being reported incidents of Foxconn contrast is not it, can you also tell us about?
Chengqi Jin: Yes, but very preliminary, just carried out. initial impression is that the three there are a number of different reports, these differences may be related with the political environment, such as the Mainland may be affected by the impact of censorship, many things can not be reported. I think that the example cited earlier Lvqiu very typical, when you know a person but also to commit suicide, if it is not the mainland media reported; if the Hong Kong media, may be in a more neutral position, but it also biased in favor of the whole, want to protect workers, protect vulnerable groups to criticize the Chinese government, have this preferred position; Taiwan's media, of course, they also have an objective and neutral reporting, but sometimes there will be a nationalist sentiments on the inside, in the interpretation of this matter will take time to say should push all the sins of Taiwanese people? higher level of understanding, from the reports mentioned in this context there will be more, but reports of the Mainland, may on the one hand knowledge is not high, partly because of media censorship led to the rebound, do not want this thing just comes down to mental health.
HUANG: I just listened to the speeches Cheng Qijin Tingyou inspired. In fact, I have received, reported, but what was reported? You can tell a complete set, but the social reality in the face when you find it hard to ask for some media do not do that, though we all know that some should not do that, but for marketing, there are psychological expectations of the audience will do. suicide is an extreme manifestation of conflict, the media is to report the event of conflict or dramatic events. you do not report him how could it? Code of Ethics may be useful for some media, such as Economic Journal, Ming Pao, Economic Daily, but Apple, the East is completely ineffective. not only do not work, he will try every means to increase the dramatic elements, and these newspapers just like most members of the public to see, and this In fact, the problem of social reality.
one of my students turned out to be the anchor of ATV, her emotional problems because it is twice became the third party, and finally could not carry out to commit suicide, it was in 1998, Oriental Daily News full-page headline, very shocked, and later reported the community on this approach have a very strong criticism of the media after some convergence of the surface, but in fact not the case, but committed suicide by burning charcoal has become a common sense option Therefore, how the media is not as common rendering. Of course, there are some changes, for example, generally considered the beginning when the charcoal is not painful, but then they made some make up, find some experts say that when the people how charcoal pain, grimacing, with such a report made some balance, but essentially nothing changed much in fact. Not only that, due to the generation of dynamic information, it can actually watch the form of animation, you can see the same as the comic book screen. But this did not arouse too much resentment, because we have become accustomed to, people will newspaper classified, such as these newspapers should be allowed to me to see these things, that newspapers should not be, the people themselves have a counterbalance. Mainland if I do not know to what extent the freedom of tabloids, but the big newspapers to explore the cause of suicide, or the next great work. For example, Southern Weekend report on Foxconn, probably five or six when jump express their undercover reporting. Although the author is very confused, did not find direct evidence of the brutal sweatshops, but from the mental, psychological, alienation, alienation, etc. to find a number of reasons, but in any case such an attempt, is for everyone in Fuji health of such a continuous, large-scale shock provides a report of suicide in the direction.
from the front of the research, the understanding of the positive reports of suicide to make more defined, this is very necessary, but the problem is very difficult to implement in reality. our students in school the teacher taught him the concept type of news, to serve the public, to be noble, to occupation, suicide report, if applicable What are the rules to follow. can be a lot of students come to practice just like The teacher said to teach you so completely useless, for example, reported a number of students to commit suicide, chief reporter required by law to ask the causes of suicide and their families reflected. So many of them came back to feel particularly uncomfortable. see that those families have been very painful circumstances, they must ask why this person commit suicide, or who were persecuted, in short, is to find the elements of drama, in this case they stop resistance, the newspaper to send someone to do it, and finally get What they did not have to do there. I remember one year we have a student intern to the Next Magazine. In fact, many people on Apple, Next Magazine, has been a misconception that they do news is very rough, in fact, they inquire into the facts have been rigorous to the point of almost demanding. I was on the student's comrades in the investigation of prostitution in Hong Kong, they kept sending people to put the snake, I was sent to the student to duck inside the shop, kept in various ways to set their intelligence. He came back after practice to write an article, the undercover report was written, which part is disguised, which part is how to put people snake out of its hole, he thought it was very unethical, in the end he decided to do not do press.
Back to suicide reports, in a sense, reported or not reported, it is more difficult to grasp the limits. For example, the case of demolishing the self-immolation, though very tragic, but to some extent to promote the community to resolve the problem. But another example, you may remember a fan of Andy Lau Andy Lau in Hong Kong to find her father later committed suicide. Media reports rush, but also lead to more things. In fact, when personal tragedy in the report The most frightening thing is, as some media reported that Foxconn did, take a percentage for doubt, this is common sense to solve the problem, if you think looking for an expert, just as there is a very dare Peking Sun Dongdong speech, he can not say that 99% of no reason, from one perspective may have merit But you put on that occasion, said that it has violated the taboo. I am a little research on the media, but more in-depth inquiry, to think harder made it clear that suicide reports in the end the media is an accomplice or a promoter to solve the problem? how defined ? The key is you are what kind of media, where you locate. you are completely simply pandering to the public, that you must be an accomplice. law of capitalist profits, he has been will continue to pursue, unless the public one day turn. Take Hong Kong, the Apple Daily and Oriental Daily News compete with each other, I remember that Apple Daily reported that a mental patient in 1998, to his mother's head to cut off the head dropped to the ground. and Oriental Daily News, not far behind, not long afterwards a man jumping off a building , the East took a breath on the front page twenties photos. with a L-type, how to jump from his last jump, the final coating to brains to compete in such a way. And the general public on the one hand an abuse, but the odd good sales on the other hand, this may be the problems of our own humanity.
Chang Ping: I just want to have the opportunity Chengqi Jin talked about suicide in the Mainland to do class reports to guide me I think this makes sense, but The problem is that you may encounter such things, but I'm not interested in press conferences that have nothing to do with us, why? because they will think I have more important things, such as space for more words, then important things we have not resolved, temporarily unable to take into account such details. I mentioned before, the control point is Obscene Obscene whole society has become. We have been talking about today is the detailed report, is to make our spiritual life is Comparison of fine passes this level the question is now and I say it is. So you tell him to pay attention to what suicide reported the details of class, he would say the things we are against tyranny is not yet complete, democracy is not yet complete, those are small, equivalent to I no clothes to wear, you tell me how to play tie. because under the control of the vulgar, in fact, we can only live a spiritual life vulgar, this is the first encounter of the problem, but I think there will always be people interested in the seminar as we have today, he also spread to let some people a little bit of fine together.
our experts have the same very Obscene, experts have been fine with a little bit of social life specialization, but more and more vulgar of our experts, should be very cautious experts had to speak out of that area you in your professional attitude, professional data, but our experts are often cross-cutting, or in the field He is not professional, not professional he has to say, for example, 99% of the petitioners have mental illness, in fact, this is to say, the key is that you say a few percent of the time you can refine your data to support what it is. There are a few said that the high suicide rate among psychologists Foxconn, Foxconn is the money that would have asked them to investigate, in this context to be careful of your speech even more. In addition you are a psychology suicide rate is not a research house, in the absence of a hurry when doing research position, it is not appropriate. So this is why public management professor called This is another Obscene.
Lu Luwei: I talk about us as journalists to find experts in a state of mind. When we look at the first line of the main experts is easy to find, because many of the interview is timely, urgent nature, then we need in the shortest possible time to find a willing to talk, so we will see some of the experts is omnipotent, we called Dr what he can to talk about. In fact, the media is very clear that the weight of the person he in the end how much, but sometimes to fill the time or the layout, there is no way. I play down the phone ring, and always the person. Of course another problem is that our scholars, the subject of the division, not so fine. University of Hong Kong, you see, each subject broken down many professionals, but is very extensive in the country, that in this case it is difficult to find a counterpart of the scholar. I feel a little fact with the Chinese University of Hong Kong can The school, for example, the media in Hong Kong every year the university received a communication manual, manual communication in which each of the faculties of the teacher's e-mail, office phone will be written on the inside, it's an advantage when there are news event happens, you know who to turn to go, at least provides a resource to the media. of course there is also the media's own problem, that reporters simply do not know what to look for experts, journalists who write reports Foxconn may feel that the respondents have a psychologist's title is enough, that very counterpart of the. because we usually lack of careful training, reporters will happen so often to find experts, officials and their professional or they ask the question as irrelevant situation.
Chengqi Jin: add that, in fact, if only journalists to preach to these rules, then he will have a body pressure, the pressure on top managers, so in foreign countries to promote a consistent experience when we should take the upper route. From the beginning the first manager to convince the media, if the media manager can set these values, he can ask his reporter by the rules.
another point, talking about the things the experts, in fact, I think everything Experts are still good. I think there is an extreme, so I do not think is an example of tolerance has to be a TV show called The so-called psychology experts. First of all this is very strange, Chinese psychologists in the end what that means, I do not know. But as in Hong Kong, is a clinical psychologist if you is subject to professional training in clinical psychology and, as a psychologist, social workers can be trained to serve, and psychologists that are very different. psychologists and psychiatrists in Hong Kong is totally different concepts, different training need. But if in the Mainland not clearly divided. show the person claiming to be psychologists, I was dedicated to his site looked and found many of his consultants got some of the training certificate, which any one person in Hong Kong can obtained. He psychology what the so-called Certificate few doctors in the country is not officially recognized, or is a completely standard stuff. talk shows, if true, then clinical experience, clinical psychologist, the principal criteria is that patients can not leak privacy, but this program may be that these people who come on our program is voluntary, but I still think this is completely out of line with international practice. in a foreign country are some consent of the patient even if the permission of the site consultations for teaching purposes video , nor be exposed, and can not have any commercial purpose. The program has used this form, and coaches who have a lot of the counseling process non-standard places, including the stimulation of patients. post more dramatic clip If you look at a part of program is very easy to be misled, for example you started from the middle of watching this program, you will find psychologists to encourage everyone in the case of snakes have to see more of the snake, to see the better, until you see the make you feel like vomiting, can fire with fire, not afraid of the future. Fortunately, after doing a few of the reasons for this program do not know what was stopped, but I think this is a negative example . the news media to find such a person to make such a program, but also the name of share two recent events that have occurred in the twitter was rescued by two suicide cases. One is certain to push a message issued before friends, take the initiative to end my life call us, we can chat like Many people have called him, and finally he decided not to commit suicide. twitter on this cause I care to think, in fact, wanted to commit suicide the first time people can get some similar support, it is probably a sense of isolation or social The sense of exclusion will be less, perhaps he may give up the idea of committing suicide. The second is a high school student, also took the initiative committed suicide before he left the phone and said I'm going to commit suicide, and some of his friends started to Ai Weiwei cc , Ran Yunfei, etc., which twitter has become a celebrity suicide on the role of drop-in centers. twitter What are the benefits? because in this new media Zola and Obama appear in the sentence, which means that the new media space we have the relationship between society and pulled closer than the traditional areas of space. physical space, although we can do in the neighborhood, but our spiritual exchange is very small, but in twitter, this new media space being, you can easily find people who sympathize with you, give you help, or you have a supporting role to the people, so this may be the social media and traditional media a difference.
traditional media is a function of nature, from the interviews to editing to dispatch the entire process is functional considerations. a media, a channel or a voice, whether you more professional, more experienced journalists, are difficult to avoid bias. that the entire press to not the same, the press to pursue the multiple perspectives of different reports, as I say some media reports are professional, rational, more academic, some might be news, timeliness, or is that more inflammatory Strong stuff, but the whole social media space is concerned, between a counterweight. on twitter say that the two cases of suicide, because twitter is a free social media, when two people out of suicide After the idea, not all people are going to discourage him, but in fact there are some push him. Some people choose this way, some people choose another way, it also formed an integrated tension. but key to return to communication problems, he finally found a space for dialogue, where you can exchange, the concept of respect and traditional media are not the same.
I personally respected new media, because I think the traditional media for news source, multi-angle rapid exploration is definitely not enough. its bandwidth is limited, for example, Chukan daily newspapers, television programs to be affected by length of time, broadcast time limits, but new media is a twenty-four hours a stop to check the process. I think we share the community level is not enough, we use the degree of new media is not enough, this has led to the mass over-reliance on traditional media.
Chengqi Jin: I think we may before heard of in a single case in Hong Kong is a facebook, group suicide. when it alerted the police, and later sealing of the group was. Before the discussion I have seen them, indeed some may he wanted to commit suicide in the above expression of some negative emotions or thoughts, and there are a stack. But I myself, including our largest suicide prevention center in Hong Kong some of my colleagues are not in favor of banning such groups, and why? to give them the opportunity to express this. In addition because they are public group, anyone can see, it is for suicide prevention is to do a good thing. because you see these crises, then you can on them intervention. If you kill a seal does not mean that these people are after do not want to commit suicide, they continue to discuss these topics, but turned into a closed group, they continue to discuss, to continue the infection, but you have no way to contact them, there is no way to intervene. This is in fact just said Isaac Mao responded, in fact, brought the Internet is a communication opportunity.
I would like to share another point is, I once listened to a Hong Kong police negotiators of a speech. He said negotiations on the sharing of risk of suicide experts and to negotiate in the way that? said the last is simply to listen, not to value judgments, and in fact is the same as social workers. is you to listen and respect his ideas, respect for the process be able to calm down the other side, for the time off, and that allows him to continue to take to their own problems. I think our journalists are also the same situation, if you interview people just to jump, this time if next to no negotiation expert yourself in there, I think the first should not rush to judge him or say, advised him to come back, if the journalists have the energy and ability, it is best to maintain the continued contact with him, or refer you to a professional capacity of a volunteer, you can continue to contact him.