The reporting of a few suicide cases in recent weeks have raised concerns over how they were reported. As the mental health pandemic looms over us, we look at the dos and don’ts when reporting suicides in the news and why this matters, especially for people living with mental health issues.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann

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Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  COVID-19,  Pandemic,  Mental Health,  Suicide,  Suicide Cases,  Social Media,  Media,  Report on Suicide,  News