Liam Casey was the Editor for the Winter 2011 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Suicide Notes
I contemplated killing myself five years ago. Now, to help others, I call on all journalists to break the silence on our final taboo
My heart thumps as I scramble out of bed and grab the phone. Anita Murray, my assignment editor at the Ottawa Citizen, tells me the police have pulled a body from the Rideau Canal. The third day of my internship had been reserved for training until police discovered the “floater” around dawn. I find nothing at […]
12 Days of the RRJ: Day 12 – Suicide
Journalists have maintained a long-standing silence on suicide. Psychiatrists, police and editors cite the contagion effect—the theory is that extensive coverage of one suicide triggers other suicides, spreading like a virus
Liam Casey argues for the end to the newsroom silence on suicide in the upcoming issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, which launches today at the Cadillac Lounge in Toronto.
