This symposium, which is to be hosted by the IASP Media and Suicide Task Force, aims at promoting latest available evidence of the effects of media portrayals in the newer media and implications for prevention.The symposium will focus on research investigating the types of suicide-related contents that are available on the internet, as well as possible effects of suicide representations as for example indicated in internet blogs.Implications for work with stakeholders and the need for industry-wide suicide preventive standards will be discussed.