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• Secondary victimisation: People may feel secondly victimised when reporting is insensitive, inaccurate or sensationalized. The media can cause additional harm by being insensitive and intrusive in searching for information.

• Photographs. Victims should keep in mind that any photo provided to the media of their loved one will be used continually in reporting, even months and years later. If the media cannot track down a photo immediately, they will go to social media spaces and may use an image out of victims’ control. The media can also film/photograph victims’ home.

• Family Members. Family members may not be supportive of some direct victims’ need to speak out in the media. They may not feel ready to include the public in their grieving process. Family members also might not want certain information released. Victims should consider extended family members and young children/youth that may be affected by media reports now and in the future.

• Media Letdown. In the immediate aftermath of the crime, the media are constantly present and the victim’s story may be in the headlines. Eventually, other news begins to take precedence and victims may feel abandoned and alone.