L. Li

Eastside Humor editor.

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Special thanks to the @GSSPA and Rutgers U for hosting the #GSSPA15 convention.

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I will always be an advocate for decreasing the stigma associated with not only suicide but mental illness.

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High school can be an exceedingly difficult time for some people, and sometimes it can be hard to stay safe and take care of yourself.

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While suicide is more prevalent in college than high school, it's important to raise awareness of the mental illnesses that can cause it.

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Claire Regan's standards for publicizing suicide:

1. Committed in a public place?
2. By police officer?
3. By celebrity or public official?

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Another resource for covering tragedies is Poynter.

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It's important to offer suicide resources along with your journalism to possibly help readers.

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Three steps to writing on such a sensitive topic: Discover stakeholders, determine possibilities for coverage, and thinking of consequences.

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For tips on how to cover difficult topics like suicide, visit https://t.co/119X7sG0QF.

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"The best journalism that covers a difficult story like suicide minimizes harm." -- Regan

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I get the feeling that Regan is insinuating a question: Does being "too sensitive" decrease coverage and increase stigma?

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I can't truly comment on this coverage. I can't stay objective about it enough to create an unmuddled opinion.

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I have mixed feelings on the coverage of Franky Siclari's suicide. This is a significantly personal issue for me.

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@lukehh_NJFPD15 I agree with the general reader response listed here.

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Ragan's publication and coverage of a student athletes suicide #GSSPA15 What are your thoughts? #replytweet

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According to Regan, refusing to write about suicide only adds to its intense social stigma.

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Another thing Regan stresses: "Covering difficult things like suicide will help raise awareness..."

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Regan looks back: a few years ago, a homecoming was canceled at a high school after a student's suicide.

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Regan stresses the word stakeholders-- "the people affected by your journalism."

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Last session: Covering the Difficult Story, led by Claire Regan. Room: Center Hall. #GSSPA15