Facts & Stats
Suicide Contagion
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100

Age at which Facebook requires users to be before making an account

13 years old

100

One celebrity whose suicide caused a spike in suicides worldwide

Marilyn Monroe, Robin Williams, etc.

100
Social Media Sites

any 3 social media sites

100

What ethical boundaries should be considered? 

Privacy, anonymity, data collection and storage, surveillance, etc.

200
The amount of adults who reported using social media in 2005

5% of adults

200

Suicide contagion defined

spikes in suicides associated with exposure to/ reporting of suicide by media

200
Communication methods other than social media
Phone call, radio, newspaper, television, etc.
200

Do schools have a responsibility to teach media literacy?

Not necessarily a responsibility but couldn't hurt. 

300
Most popular method of news communication in the 1930s

Radio

300

Name one anonymous reporting application mentioned in the presentation 

STOPit, Sandy Hook Promise.

300

Benefits of using social media

Efficient

Eliminate press as a filter

Communication

300

Should mobile device use be allowed in school? 

If yes: Set clear guidelines for how to be responsible, kind, and safe users. 

(Yes in study hall, but no during class time)


If no: Can you stop students from bringing phones to school? 

400

The most popular social media site according to The Pew Research Center

YouTube
400

One thing to avoid when reporting suicide in the media

glamorizing, sensationalizing details, presenting as a common/acceptable response 

400

Drawbacks of using social media

Cyberbullying, threat delivery

Spread of misinformation 

Not everyone uses it

500

Average number of adults who used social media in 2021 according to the Pew Research Center

76% of adults

500

How do Swedo et al., 2021 explain decreased odds of attempting suicide after viewing online suicide related news articles? 

Safer reporting! 

500

Potential roles of a social media officer

Manage social media accounts, update the public, respond to comments, etc.