When it comes to covering suicide the media such as news stations and articles have to handle their information well. Media outlets have to cover their information with seriousness. In an article titled “Does The Media Matter to Suicide? Examining the social dynamics surroundings media reporting on suicide-prone community” Anna S. Mueller examines the community of Poplar Grove in North Carolina. In the community of Poplar Grove adolescents are prone to commit suicide. Interesting concepts from this study are the guidelines of reporting. Mueller (2017) states, the news is a reflection of what is happening in society. The town in this study is a community of wealth, and predominantly white. The media covers suicide in a suggestive effect. The …show more content…
When listening to music we resonate with lyrics. In some cases it can lead individuals to see suicide as an option. For instance an article titled “Netflix's 13 Reasons Why” Linked to Suicidal Thoughts” a spike in suicide Internet searches arose. The increase comes from the conclusion of the show when a character commits suicide. What’s interesting about suicide and entertainment is the popularity of certain shows, movies, and songs. Another example is the song 1-800-273-8255 by rapper Logic. The song title is the National Suicide Prevention Line. The song is about prevention and has led to an increase to the calls of the suicide line. In an article titled “Calls To Suicide Prevention Hotlines Increased By 50 Percent After Logic’s VMA Performance Of “1-800-273-8255” (2017). Media can influence suicide in either prevention or attempts, but to what …show more content…
The copycat effect comes into the discussion once again. Stacks (2005) states, celebrity suicide is 5.27 more likely to be imitated. Stack (2005) gives possible factors to stories and suicide. Factors include the coverage from the media, time periods, and the mood of the audience. When it comes to music individuals might feel an influence as well. In an article titled “A Study of Association between music preference and risk factors of suicide” Benedikt Till, Ulrich S. Tran, Martin Voracek, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler (2015) musical preference is in question when it comes to suicide. Till, Tran, and Niederkrotenthaler (2015) view factors such as musical preferences, tone of music, and lyrical content. They also mention the high and low psychoticism. Low psychoticism is associated with happy music such as pop and upbeat music. High psychoticism can be associated with sad music. When it comes to preference individuals might enjoy crude, aggressive, or explicit content. In tone of music can be associated with aggressive music such as rock or rap
In “Reporting the News” by George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, and Robert L. Lineberry, the main idea is how the media determines what to air, where to get said stories that will air, how the media presents the news, and the medias effect on the general public. “Reporting The News” is a very strong and detailed article. The authors’ purpose is to inform the readers of what goes on in the news media. This can be inferred by the authors’ tone. The authors’ overall tone is critical of the topics that are covered. The tone can be determined by the authors’ strong use of transitions, specific examples, and phrases or words that indicate analysis. To summarize, first, the authors’ indicate that the media chooses its stories that will air
Cheng, Andrew, Keith Hawton, Charles Lee, and Tony Chen. " Influence of Media Reporting of the Suicide of a Celebrity on Suicide Rates: A Population-based Study. "
There have been many instances of suicide that have occurred in the past years at universities across the country, and since it is such a sensitive subject, there have not been nearly enough coverage as this topic deserves, considering this issue does not seem to be going away. When collecting data about suicide statistics, the age range is broken down as people ages 15-24, which spans most developmental years. Within this bracket are college-age students and this age-group has by far the most troubling statistics around it.
The event in Littleton, Colorado, 5 years ago was a shocking wake up call to our society. Because of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold’s fanaticism with artists such as Marilyn Manson, music was labeled as the culprit for negatively influencing the youth of America. Music is a tool of expression that an artist uses to vent their frustrations and to reveal their emotions. However, these artists do not see the moral boundary that they have crossed with their emotionally disturbing lyrics and dark melodies. To grab the attention of teenagers, musicians often produce music videos with a vivid portrayal of the song’s message. The heavy influence it has on kids today is in direct relation to the murders and shootings that are happening. The use of CD walkmans and the carelessness of parents are making it easier for children to get their hands on the “satanic music.” The anger expressed by these musicians shows the youth that violence is culturally acceptable. Due to the strong emotion that is portrayed in music, the youth responds to music more so than they do to video games, movies and TV. There are many components in music structure that influence violent behavior such as music videos, lyrics, style, and role model images.
A mother finds her 17 year old teenage son hanging from the rafters of their basement. To hear of this occurrence is not rare in society today. Every 90 minutes a teenager in this country commits suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds. The National suicide rate has increased 78% between 1952 and 1992. The rate for 15-19 year olds rose from two per 100,000 to 12.9, more than 600 percent. (Special report, Killing the Pain, Rae Coulli)
According to Phillips (1974), after the media overly publicize a suicide story, for 10-15 days after the story there is an increase in copycat suicides. In addition, there is a strong relationship between media reports on the suicide of famous people and copycat suicides. In fact, in the month right after the suicide of a famous person if the media publicize the suicide story, there is an increase in suicides (Wasserman, 1984). For example, during the month of Marilyn Monroe’s suicide there were 303 reported suicides related to Marilyn Monroe 's story (Stack, 2003). Finally yet importantly, media reports have the power to influence copycat effects on the method of suicide. Current research has a few examples of media reports of charcoal burning suicides that generated a copycat effect on subsequent charcoal burning deaths (Yang 2012). In addition, current research has interviews of patients who admitted to have tried to overdose with painkillers after having watched a television report of a case of suicide with painkillers. In other words, in the case of copycat suicide, media reports have the power to influence not only the decision to commit suicide but also the method of
These studies have suggested that some of the most important social influences appear to arise from the development of modern society. Suicide has been positively linked to the impersonality of urban life. The traditional sociological approach has involved looking for the social causes of suicide in statistical data and suicide rates The interpretive critique raises the longstanding concern of accuracy of suicide rates. The ideas and beliefs that different cultures hold about suicide and self harm determine what is classified as suicide.
Some believe that violent music can cause even extremely violent behavior. In his testimony to a senate subcommittee, Raymond Kuntz, father of a teenager that committed suicide, alleged that heavy metal music was directly responsible for his son’s suicide. According to Kuntz, his son took his life while listening to a particularly violent heavy metal song (Kuntz). Similarly, in a report in the Greenhaven Press, Thomas L Jipping claims that heavy metal and rap music idealize violent behavior and could lead vulnerable young people to commit violen...
The lyrics of many rap songs encourage violent and aggressive thoughts in teenagers. Many teens don’t realize that the music they are listening to affects the way they think. According to Morrison, a columnist whose writings focus on the impact of the choices people face every day, “Words do have meanings, meanings suggest thoughts, and thoughts lead to action” (Morrison). Even if the person isn’t affected right away by the violent lyrics of most today’s rap songs, eventually they will become more prone to certain thoughts. As Morrison stated, “In experiments on over 500 college students . . . subjects were found to experience an increase in aggressive thoughts after listening to songs with violent lyrics. Those subjected to the mean music were more apt to connect hostile meanings to words deemed to be violence neutral by the researchers” (Morrison). In time, words that aren’t intended to cause malicious thoughts, suddenly take on new meanings. Travis L. Dixon, who studies Communication at the University of ...
Music, a popular outlet amongst the teen community for exploring emotions and blowing off steam. Times have changed, and the way music and lyrics are perceived has developed in a violent fashion. According to new studies, that have occurred, violent music lyrics increase aggressive thoughts and feelings. I chose this topic because music is such an influential part of our lives that it often dictates the mood we seize to exist in. If violent thoughts occur, what can come of it?
During these difficult economic times sensationalism has become more prevalent in the media. Stories involving sex scandals and child murders have taken over our T.V and internet screens as well as the front pages of our newspapers. The media bias of sensationalism has been used as a sort of escapism for readers. Although it may seem that sensationalism has just started making waves, it has been around for decades. Sensationalism has been influencing viewers and contributing to media bias since the days of the penny press. Sensationalisms long history has been turbulent, self-serving, and influential to today’s reporting practices. With the influence over readers’ sensationalism’s media bias have and will continue to affect media reporting for years to come.
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Currently, social media is the most popular method of communicating and interacting with others. It is a methodology to new media as it changes and evolves with our needs and expectations. Social media has evolved and adapted to become a huge part of our personal and professional lives.
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Now the eighth-leading cause of death overall in the U.S. and the third-leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years, suicide has become the subject of much recent focus. U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, for instance, recently announced his Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, 1999, an initiative intended to increase public awareness, promote intervention strategies, and enhance research. The media, too, has been paying very close attention to the subject of suicide, writing articles and books and running news stories. Suicide among our nation’s youth, a population very vulnerable to self-destructive emotions, has perhaps received the most discussion of late. Maybe this is because teenage suicide seems the most tragic—lives lost before they’ve even started. Yet, while all of this recent focus is good, it’s only the beginning. We cannot continue to lose so many lives unnecessarily.