13 Reasons Why: what the controversial drama gets wrong
From Skins to The Joys of Teen Sex: the most extreme teenage series ever
July 2019
Sex, violence, f-bombs and randy sausages: a day inside the BBFC
Netflix cuts controversial suicide scene from 13 Reasons Why
April 2019
Teen suicides rose after Netflix's 13 Reasons Why aired, US study shows
New study found 28.9% increase in suicides among Americans aged 10-17 in month after release of the controversial teen drama
October 2018
Representation or demonisation? How Anna Friel’s new drama shows the transitioning experience
ITV’s Butterfly, which centres on the life of a transgender child, is the latest suburban family drama to skewer the genre. Does it succeed?
June 2018
Small screen survivors: how US TV is handling the #MeToo movement
GLOW, The Good Fight and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt are bringing narratives of women dealing with sexual abuse to the front. Minor spoilers ahead
May 2018
How 13 Reasons Why continues to turn teenage pain into a soap opera
13 Reasons Why: season 2 review – Netflix's teen saga struggles to find purpose second time out
Netflix criticised over return of suicide drama 13 Reasons Why
Teenage stream: how Netflix resurrected the high school movie
April 2018
Thirteen Reasons Why tops most challenged books list, amid rising complaints to US libraries
The American Library Association has recorded an increase in ‘direct attacks on the freedom to read’, made by parents objecting to sex, profanity and LGBT characters in YA and children’s books
February 2018
Thirteen Reasons Why author Jay Asher leaves writers' group after sexual harassment claims
The bestselling children’s author says he left the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators voluntarily after group says it ‘expelled’ him
May 2017
The show mustn't go on: the TV dramas that didn't know when to quit
13 Reasons Why is being devoured by teenagers. We must understand why
Nancy Jo Sales
Netflix's 13 Reasons Why prompts rise in charity counselling for children
13 Reasons Why: New Zealand bans under-18s from watching suicide drama without adult
Office of Film and Literature creates new censorship category to address concerns over the series, which chronicles teen’s sexual assault and suicide
Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and the trouble with dramatising suicide
Netflix has been accused of dangerous sensationalism. But how best to tackle this traumatic subject? We talk to YA novelist Chloe Combi and director Katie Mitchell •Warning: contains spoilers for S-Town
Netflix show condemned for 'romanticising' teenager's suicide
Royal College of Psychiatrists warns of potentially tragic consequences of 13 Reasons Why, which ‘graphically depicts’ young protagonist’s suicide
