Media Glare Adds Pain in Town Hit by Suicides ; Dealing with Five Youth Suicides in Recent Years, Many in Winthrop Wish the Reporters Would Go Away.
Portland Press Herald › January 29, 2006
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National media have been shining a spotlight on Winthrop. Many in town would like to reduce the glare. Sports Illustrated. CNN Headline News. Dateline NBC. Even the National Enquirer. All have come to report on an issue that has weighed heavily here: youth suicide.
Five young men from Winthrop, ages 15 to 24, have committed suicide within the past three years, with the most recent occurring last June. It is a problem that alarmed residents are working to understand and address.See the full content of this document
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Media Glare Adds Pain in Town Hit by Suicides ; Dealing with Five Youth Suicides in Recent Years, Many in Winthrop Wish the Reporters Would Go Away.
But there is growing concern that unceasing media attention is making the task more difficult.
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