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May 28, 2020 6 tweets 4 min read
THREAD:
Here are 7 guidelines for covering celebrity suicides in a sensitive way, advocated by WHO and other international organisations. Media professionals, please take note and share widely. 1/n

@SachinKalbag @amritat @toymango @calamur @suchetadalal @free_thinker 1. Don’t promote suicide stories by placing them in the front pages of the newspaper or as a lead item for broadcast media.

2. Don’t give details about the method or location of any suicide death or attempt.

(@abantika77 @PriyankaPulla @soutikBBC @patralekha2011) 2/n