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Share A scary afternoon in Washington, D.C. last week brought mental health back into the headlines. Earlier this year, I talked about the importance of using culturally and linguistically competent words, especially when talking about mental health. But in reviewing the coverage of the Discovery Channel hostage situation in Silver Spring, Maryland, it seems like [...] September 7th, 2010 | Tags: American Psychological Association, APA, breaking news, communication, cultural competency, Discovery Channel, health communications, hostage, James Jay Lee, linguistic competency, media, Media Relations, public relations, stigma, University of Washington, Washington DC, word choice | Categories: Integrated Media Services, Media Relations, Multicultural Outreach, Social Marketing, Strategic Planning, Training & TA
One comment | Share: Share From coverage of Cornell University’s response to six students’ deaths by suicide to reports of entertainer Marie Osmond’s teenage son’s death by suicide, recently reporters are writing and talking a lot about suicide. While it’s great that news coverage is driving public dialogue about this often taboo topic, the news coverage does not utilize linguistically [...] April 5th, 2010 | Tags: AIDS, American Association of Suicidology, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Annenberg Public Policy Center, audience outreach, cancer, Celebrity Psychings, Cornell University, cultural competency, culture, health communications, HIV, language, linguistic competency, Marie Osmond, media, media outreach, news coverage, phrases, public relations, suicide, words | Categories: Integrated Media Services, Media Relations, Multicultural Outreach, Strategic Planning, Training & TA
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