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| Media report characteristics | Frequency (%) |
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| Reporting of suicide method | 114 (69.1%) |
| Use of “committed,” “commits,” or “committing” in suicide description | 102 (61.8%) |
| Monocausal explanation for suicide | 77 (46.7%) |
| Negative life events mentioned | 67 (40.6%) |
| Word “suicide” in headline | 67 (40.6%) |
| Detailed account of suicide method (i.e., at least two specific details about how the method was implemented) | 45 (27.3%) |
| Sensational headline | 42 (25.5%) |
| Highly prominent placement (front-page story) | 28 (17.0%) |
| Life event(s) in headline | 27 (16.4%) |
| Public site named as location of a suicide death | 22 (13.3%) |
| Interview with bereaved persons | 22 (13.3%) |
| Mention of suicide method in headline | 19 (11.5%) |
| Details from suicide note reported | 18 (10.9%) |
| Photo of the suicide deceased | 17 (10.3%) |
| Step-by-step account of suicide method | 12 (7.3%) |
| Suggests suicide to be out of the blue event (i.e., without any warning signs) | 10 (6.1%) |
| Use of “successful suicide” term for completed suicide | 7 (4.2%) |
| Use of sensational descriptors (e.g., “suicide epidemic,” “suicide capital”) | 6 (3.6%) |
| Photo of the place or scene where of suicide | 3 (1.8%) |
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