Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2011 Jun 3;5:15. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-15.
Media awards to encourage responsible reporting of suicide have been introduced in several countries, including Australia, Belgium and Denmark.
This study aimed to examine the experiences of Australian, Belgian and Danish award recipients in preparing stories on suicide, and consider the impacts of the awards for these recipients and for media professionals more broadly.
We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with the majority (14 out of 15) of past recipients of the awards in the three countries of interest.
Media awards appear to show promise as a method of reinforcing national and international media guidelines on reporting suicide. The recipients of awards were proud to have had their achievements recognized in this way, and had developed a heightened awareness of the issues inherent in reporting suicide. Although relatively few had prepared subsequent stories on suicide, a number had been given opportunities to provide advice to other media professionals about how best to approach this sensitive topic. Recipients viewed the awards as an important means by which good quality reporting can be rewarded, and a springboard for raising community awareness about suicide.
The experience from Australia, Belgium and Denmark suggests that media awards which recognize responsible reporting of suicide are extremely worthwhile.
包括澳大利亚、比利时和丹麦在内的几个国家都设立了媒体奖项，以鼓励对自杀事件进行负责任的报道。
本研究旨在探讨澳大利亚、比利时和丹麦的获奖者在准备自杀相关报道时的经验，并考虑这些奖项对获奖者以及更广泛的媒体专业人士的影响。
我们对这三个国家有兴趣的奖项的过去获奖者中的大多数（15 名中的 14 名）进行了半结构化电话访谈。
媒体奖项似乎有望成为强化国家和国际媒体关于自杀报道准则的一种方法。获奖者为自己的成就得到这种方式的认可而感到自豪，并对报道自杀事件中固有的问题有了更高的认识。尽管相对较少的获奖者准备了后续的自杀相关报道，但有一些获奖者有机会向其他媒体专业人士提供关于如何最好地处理这个敏感话题的建议。获奖者认为这些奖项是奖励高质量报道的重要手段，也是提高社区对自杀认识的跳板。
来自澳大利亚、比利时和丹麦的经验表明，奖励负责任的自杀报道的媒体奖项是非常有价值的。
