Local paper falls foul of watchdog for breaching suicide reporting standards
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Star News Group’s Southern Free Times, which reports on Queensland’s Warwick region, has fallen foul of the Australian Press Council for the way it reported on an alleged suicide attempt in an article titled ‘Very near tragedy’.
The watchdog noted that there was a benefit in reporting on such issues, however given the family of the victim had explicitly asked for the publication not to proceed, the public interest did not outweigh the lack of consent.
The Council concluded that the Southern Free Times breached Suicide Standard 3.
Self-farm?
Hi Sub,
True to your alias, you have spotted an embarrassing error here. Thank you for flagging. I obviously meant self-harm, not self-farm.
Vivienne – Mumbrella