Violated or Comforted - and Then Abandoned: Ethical Dimensions of Relationships Between Journalists and Vulnerable News Sources

Figures & data

Table 1. The respondents.

Alias	Relationship to the deceased	Cause of death
Anna	Mother	Killed by drunk driver, AIM
Beatrice	Sister	Murder
Carl	Father	Murder
David	Father	Assault, AIM
Esther	Mother	Murder
Felicity	Wife	Murder
Gwen	Mother	Self-inflicted traffic accident
Greg	Father
Helen	Fiancée	Manslaughter
Iris	Daughter	Stabbed, AIM
Jessica	Sister	Murder
Kevin	Father	Self-inflicted traffic accident
Laura	Grandmother	Murder
Lewis	Grandfather

Table 1. Initial letter was chosen alphabetically by order of the interviews. Respondents interviewed at the same time have the same initial letter. Cause of death is based on the verdict. AIM is short for the offense aggravated involuntary manslaughter. The self-inflicted accidents did not lead to legal actions.