Grieving daughter says SCMP’s year-late apology over ‘reprehensible’ suicide coverage falls short
A grieving daughter who lobbied the South China Morning Post (SCMP) to revise its policies on suicide reporting says a year-late apology and correction “falls short” and “changes nothing.” US-based sports journalist Sofia Schwarzwalder wrote to the SCMP’s reporters a year ago over their article about the suicide of her father Brian. A report entitled […]
A grieving daughter of the late Brian Schwarzwalder, a US-based sports journalist, expressed disappointment with the South China Morning Post (SCMP) for their year-late apology and correction regarding the newspaper's coverage of his suicide. The original article, published on August 5, included graphic details of his death and a suicide note, which her daughter found to be "reprehensible and irresponsible."
Despite her efforts to lodge a complaint a year ago, her plea for an apology and changes to SCMP's policies on suicide reporting have been dismissed as insufficient. The SCMP has since removed some details from the article and added a correction, but the daughter argues that the actions taken do not address the harm caused to her, her family, and the public.
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