Effectiveness of a Malaysian Media Intervention Workshop: Safe Reporting on Suicide.

ABSTRACT: Background: Suicide remains an important cause of premature deaths and draws much media attention. However, unsafe reporting and portrayal of suicides by the media have been associated with increased risk of suicidal behavior. Current evidence suggests that media capacity-building could potentially prevent suicide. However, there are still knowledge gaps in terms of a lack of data on effective strategies for improving awareness and safe reporting of suicide-related media content. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a workshop conducted with members of the media community on the safe reporting of suicide-related content. Methods: An interventional single-arm pre and post pilot study was conducted on a sample of the Malaysian media community recruited through pu

SUBMITTER: Lim JTY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8715920 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature