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Covering suicide

By Meg Spratt
Originally published by the
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.

Journalists continue to struggle with effective, sensitive, and consistent reporting on suicide. In this three-part series, Meg Spratt, with Dart Fellow Liisa Hyvarinen, Dart Executive Committee Chair Emeritus Frank Ochberg, and others, explore the issues and complexities of responsible coverage.

Meg is a former journalist and editor with 12 years experience teaching journalism and media studies at the college level. She is Administrator for the Dart Center.

  1. Fighting the stigma
  2. Covering the community loss
  3. Finding a balance