We Need to Talk About Suicide Reporting

How do we find the optimal balance between our right to information, and the risks inherent in broad dissemination of sensitive information? Around 24 hours have passed since 27-year-old Jonghyun, a member of the popular K-pop group SHINee, took his own life. It’s already a huge story, both within South Korea and internationally. It’s not hard to find reports describing the circumstances and methods of his death; many have published his entire suicide letter [http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=