Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Monday, September 26, 2016.
The impact of one suicide
News organizations rarely report on individual suicides unless the victim is a public figure. But after Sun-Times reporter Frank Main witnessed Chicagoan Kendra Smith jump from a West Loop apartment building in May, he felt compelled to explore the story. Main wrote a very moving piece about Smith, the emergency responders, the witnesses, her family and friends, and the effect her decision had on all of them. [Sun-Times]
