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Shine’s Media Monitoring
Data-Driven Insights for Safer Media Practices
Funded through the National Office for Suicide Prevention, our media monitoring can offer journalists evidence-based insights to support them in telling important and complex mental health stories. Using existing guidelines on suicide reporting, we analyse 1000s of suicide-related reports across print, online and broadcast news media. We share these insights to support media professionals in preventing imitative suicides and support audiences at risk of suicide. Download our latest report below.
The Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in Ireland
Founded in 1996, the highly competitive Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism awards yearlong, non-residential fellowships to journalists from the United States, Colombia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to report on a mental health topic of their choice. In 2023, Shine’s Headline programme, in partnership with the Carter Center, proudly announced the rollout of this prestigious fellowship in Ireland through the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in the Republic of Ireland.
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Mental Health Media Awards
Shine works closely with the media to promote responsible and accurate reporting on mental health. Through guidance, training, and collaboration, Shine helps journalists and media professionals understand the impact of stigma and misinformation while encouraging coverage that is respectful and informed.
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Media Training and Upcoming Courses
For information on media training and upcoming courses click here.
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Media Resources
If you’re looking for resources to help you, your contributor or your audience, you may find these helpful:
In 2021, just 2% of media items referencing some mental illnesses included the perspective of someone living with that experience* . Share this quick reference checklist with potential contributors who have experience of trauma or mental illness. Clear communication and managing expectations are crucially important to creating a trauma-informed space for both you and your contributors.
The Samaritans have been guiding the media on the responsible reporting of suicide for decades. Visit their website for specific guidance on issues related to reporting on youth suicides, suicide clusters, inquest reporting, and more.
Reporters, photographers, videographers, designers, and other news staff may undergo traumatic stress during any news event whether they are at the scene or behind the desk. It’s important to have specific self-care practices in place to help your staff during these difficult moments.
Click here for the tipsheet.
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