Why the Media Shuns Mental Illness
Marvin Ross
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Posted 04.09.2012
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Canada
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There is nothing newsworthy, unfortunately, in the stories of the many people with treated mental illness who are coping and accomplishing. There is the old adage that when a dog bites a man that's not news. When a man bites a dog, that is news, so most of the media coverage around the mentally ill has to do with crimes.
