My thoughts on the coverage of Owen Wilson's suicide attempt after Hunter Institute of Mental Health visit and APC lecture!

An issue raging within the media at the moment is Owen Wilson's attempted suicide.
I found this coverage attracted my attention because it related well to our lectures from the Hunter Institute of Mental Health and APC.
One thing that was stressed within the Hunter Institute of Mental Health lecture was that when journalists report suicide (they are usually not covered unless it is of someone prominent within society or other specific circumstances), they must not go into detail of how it was done. This is because person's who are contemplating suicide will not be thinking rationally and reading about the method someone used to end their life may give them ideas and the determiniation to try themselves.
When looking at the coverage related to Wilson's attempt however, it's quite clear that some journalists did not completely abide by these guidelines which I found very surprising.
An example is from the Ninemsn website (2007): http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=289959
Within this article it states,
"Both of Owen's wrists were slashed superficially and Owen had taken an overdose of pills.

"Owen was found with a nearly empty bottle of pills next to him."

Did it need to be stated how he tried to commit suicide? Isn't the fact that he did newsworthy enough? Also, I believe the statement that the bottle of pills was nearly empty is way over the line. Saying he over-dosed was enough information.
To me, if I was someone who was contemplating suicide I would probably say.. "hmm well ok, that didn't work for him, so I better take more than a whole bottle of pills."
It's quite scary when you think about it. What you write will actually impact on peoples lives.

Reference: Owen Wilson hospitalised. (2007, August 27). Ninemsn. Retrieved: August 28, 2007, from http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=289959