Suicide Hotline Company v. THE FEDS

Taylor Marsh by Taylor Marsh | Aug. 11, 2006 (Opinion)

We're going to take a side step from all the world turmoil to talk about a very serious story right here at home. It's important. The subject is saving lives through a suicide hotline.

If you've ever known anyone in the throws of deep depression, especially someone who is suicidal, you know that reaching out for help is not easy. Depression brings with it a lot of shame, especially when you're in the throws of the deepest, blackest heart of the ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Health Care
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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - Aug 11, 2006 - 2:46 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Rod Amis (review), Mike LaBonte (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Rod Amis
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 by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

Marsh does a great job with the Blog post. Well-sourced and informative. She focuses on a very important issue while speaking about a specific organization.

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Mike LaBonte
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 by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

This appears to be an investiagative report that has been rushed out to become a breaking news story. Government wrondoing is an important subject, but from a journalistic point of view this story lacks a balancing viewpoint from the government. In all fairness, memos and other information linked from the story do provide communication on the matter from the government.

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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
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