Newspaper reporting of suicide cases in Hong Kong.
Newspaper reporting of suicide cases in Hong Kong.
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DOI：
10.1027/0227-5910.25.4.161
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
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影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Law, Y W
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作者：
Au, Jade S K;Yip, Paul S F;Law, Y W
本研究以世界卫生组织自杀新闻报道指引为参照，探讨香港特别行政区报章对自杀个案报道的关注。我们比较了从死因裁判庭摘录的二零零零年官方自杀资料，以及五份主要中文本地报纸刊登的有关自杀事件的报道。这五份报纸的发行量约占香港总发行量的80%。研究还调查了报道自杀事件的报纸类型。报纸倾向于报道那些遭受关系问题的自杀受害者，而那些有家庭问题的自杀受害者则明显被低估了。在报纸上报道的自杀事件中，6.2%出现在头版，而且大多数报道都是图片化的。自杀的报道是有选择性的，报道是不完整的，学生自杀的报道过多。香港报章的报道方法不符合世界卫生组织的建议，也不符合报导自杀新闻的国际最佳做法。因此，我们建议以伙伴关系的方式，让传媒积极参与预防自杀，让传播专业人士更有效地主动参与预防自杀的工作。
This study addresses the concerns over newspapers' reporting of suicide cases in Hong Kong, SAR (Special Administrative Region), using the WHO guidelines on the reporting of suicide news as a reference for comparison. We compared the official suicide information extracted from the Coroner's Court for the year 2000 with newspaper reports on suicides taken from five major Chinese local newspapers, which accounted for about 80% of the total circulation in Hong Kong. The type of newspaper reporting on suicides was also examined. Newspapers tended to report on those suicide victims who suffered relationship problems, whereas those who had family problems were significantly underreported. Among the suicides reported in the newspapers, 6.2% were found on the front page and the majority of the reports were presented pictorially. The reporting of suicides was selective and the coverage was incomplete, with student suicides reported excessively. The method of reporting for Hong Kong newspapers was not in line with the recommendations of the WHO or international best practices on presenting suicide news. For this reason we recommend a partnership approach with active participation from the media on suicide prevention so that communication professionals can proactively participate in suicide prevention work more effectively.