Doing our best on deadline

The newsroom here is buzzing today. We're at work on follow-up stories to yesterday's news: A Spokane student brought a gun to school, talked to police briefly, then drew his gun. The boy is now in critical condition in a Spokane hospital, having been shot multiple times by police.

Today, the chief of police declared it to be a clear case of attempted "suicide by cops." The boy left a lengthy suicide note.

Now we as journalists face a dilemma: How to write about teenage suicide without glamorizing the event and possibly provoking copycats. Fortunately, there are guidelines. Click here to read recommendations for the news media put together by several organizations.

We're doing our best. But it's tough.