15 August 2014 – The death of much-loved improviser extraordinaire Robin Williams at his own hand seems to have given some newspapers a green light to “go off on one” – delving into his psyche with gay abandon, detailing the … Continue reading
21 January 2014 – Coronation Street’s Hayley Cropper killed herself before the watershed last night. The build up to this prompted the inevitable moral panic frenzy. The media’s role in the representation of suicide is certainly a sticky topic, with … Continue reading
23 June 2006 – The journalism ethics charity MediaWise is relocating to the St Matthias Campus of the University of the West of England in nearby Fishponds, after 13 years based at the Easton Business Centre in the heart of … Continue reading
4 April 2006 – When people kill themselves we are all shocked. When newspapers are given the go-ahead to publish pictures of a suicide it is equally shocking. The Press Complaints Commission has justified publication, by the London Evening Standard, … Continue reading
5 January 2006 – The publication by several UK national newspapers of a woman leaping to her death in London is both irresponsible and reprehensible, and not just because of the distress to friends and relatives of the deceased. The … Continue reading
1 October 2004 – The Bulgarian Union of Publishers has signed up to a comprehensive Code of Practice against which their journalism should be judged. The Code, drafted with assistance from MediaWise, is set to be adopted by the country’s … Continue reading
2 September 2003 – While the Hutton Inquiry has been investigating the circumstances behind Dr David Kelly’s untimely death and the row between the BBC and Downing Street, PressWise Director Mike Jempson has been working with journalists in SE Asia … Continue reading