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You& #39;ve probably seen posts on social media in the past few days claiming X number of people have died by suicide in a week/month.
It has created problems for people living with mental health issues and suicide ideation - and those who work to help them https://jrnl.ie/5192698 ">https://jrnl.ie/5192698&q...
It has created problems for people living with mental health issues and suicide ideation - and those who work to help them https://jrnl.ie/5192698 ">https://jrnl.ie/5192698&q...
There is a delicate balance between shining a light on mental health issues, reducing stigma, and not creating problems and pathways.
Most media outlets receive training - everybody @thejournal_ie has.
The influence and impact of news reporting is a heavy responsibility
Most media outlets receive training - everybody @thejournal_ie has.
The influence and impact of news reporting is a heavy responsibility
It is impossible to distill @laurenanna_1& #39;s factcheck down to a tweet because it is so nuanced - and it& #39;s important to give it time.
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Please read it, especially if you& #39;ve seen or shared those posts. https://jrnl.ie/5192698 ">https://jrnl.ie/5192698&q...
Of course, even one suicide is one too many - many people will look at this and say it doesn& #39;t matter if the figures are wrong. But it really does. We know from working with organisations about reporting of suicide how much it matters. https://twitter.com/HeadlineIreland/status/1301827669433241601">https://twitter.com/HeadlineI...
According to one person today: "We& #39;ve been fighting a tsunami of false reporting all week."
Think about why they have to fight that - and what they could have been doing instead.
Organisations like @NSRFIreland @NOSPIreland
Think about why they have to fight that - and what they could have been doing instead.
Organisations like @NSRFIreland @NOSPIreland
Most people shared this information from a *really* good and decent place. It is horrific to think of that many people struggling.
Mis/dis-information is often created to make you feel like that by people with different - and not always sound - agendas.
Mis/dis-information is often created to make you feel like that by people with different - and not always sound - agendas.
These particular claims were compared to Covid-19 death numbers in many of the posts.
They were also used to undermine the media and health service - with a lot of & #39;not a mention anywhere& #39; comments.
They were also used to undermine the media and health service - with a lot of & #39;not a mention anywhere& #39; comments.
This is our advice to spot those red flags.
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