SANE Australia

News + Comment 2011

Media reporting – maximise accuracy, minimise distress

The latest Mindframe News includes perspectives on the media and mental health from ABC Journalist Lexi Metherell and SANE Speaker Nicci Wall.

Both Nicci and Lexi share their experiences on how the Australian media cover mental illness and suicide-related issues, and how the complex subjects can be highly emotional for both the interviewee and the journalist.

Nicci and Lexi agree that while it is unusual for a journalist to deliberately misquote a source, interviewees should be aware that their comments are open to interpretation by the journalist and the audience.

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Media reporting – maximise accuracy, minimise distress	22/12/11
Stigma hurtful and common for people with mental illness	13/12/11
Research reveals the daily struggle with psychotic illness	23/11/11
Call for immediate action on mental health standards in immigration detention	23/10/11
Entity Solutions partnership welcomed by SANE Australia	12/10/11
SANE Australia welcomes decision to provide greater access to mental illness treatments	03/10/11
A life worth living	20/09/11
Are you okay?	19/09/11
Lack of workplace support costing jobs: SANE Australia	24/08/11
A conversation could change a life	18/08/11
‘Proceed, with caution’ - Revised Guidelines on reporting of suicide welcomed	02/08/11
Parliamentary vote on NSW Magistrate Brian Maloney	09/06/11
Butting out in mental health environments	30/05/11
Letter to the Editor: National Schizophrenia Awareness Week	16/05/11
One Facebook click raises money for mental illness and SANE Australia	12/05/11
Australia now at first base for mental health reform	11/05/11
SANE Australia calls for PBS inclusion of Invega Sustenna	29/04/11
SANE Australia asks: Are you providing good service?	12/04/11
Working life and mental illness: SANE Australia asks, what’s your experience?	30/03/11
Responsible reporting of suicide	23/03/11
New research shows poor support for new mothers with mental illness	15/02/11
Snapshots! Improving community attitudes towards people with mental illness	01/02/11

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