How journalism deals with cases of suicide. The session will consider the following issues; how best to report on a suicide, the choice of details to be provided, the use of images, the verification of sources, the need to avoid intrusion into the lives of family and friends of the deceased, the emulation risk, the World Health Organisation recommendations and the guidelines of the main international institutions specialised in the subject. In essence, how to maintain the delicate balance between respecting the dignity of all those involved and the need to inform.
