“With the suicide rate steadily increasing each year since 2000, the media has developed a morbid fascination with the tragic concept of killing oneself. It seems that each time we open Netflix and Twitter, yet another show or hashtag normalizes suicide. Inspired by TV shows like “13 Reasons Why,” the media frenzies over celebrities who have taken their own lives. Social media posts are far too comfortable in spreading sensitive — and often false — information. Depictions of suicide in the media are often oversimplified, romanticized and graphic. There shouldn’t be a concern of an increase in the suicide rate simply due to reading an article or watching a movie that depicts graphic content. However — due to wrongful depictions of such tragedies — there unfortunately is” To read more of Issue 3’s editorial, click the link in the bio. #socialmediabysophielindberg #artbysophielindberg