Participant characteristics
| n (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 21 (75.0%) |
| Female | 7 (25.0%) |
| Age | |
| 25–30 | 8 (28.6%) |
| 31–40 | 8 (28.6%) |
| 41–50 | 10 (35.7%) |
| 51+ | 2 (7.1%) |
| Location | |
| Chennai | 16 (57.1%) |
| Delhi | 10 (35.7%) |
| Chandigarh | 2 (7.1%) |
| Role | |
| Reporter | 4 (14.3%) |
| Senior reporter | 13 (46.4%) |
| Editor | 7 (25.0%) |
| Bureau chief | 4 (14.3%) |
| Years as media professional | |
| 1–10 | 10 (35.7%) |
| 11–20 | 11 (39.3%) |
| 20+ | 7 (25.0%) |
| Primary reporting language | |
| English | 14 (50.0%) |
| Tamil | 9 (32.1%) |
| Hindi | 4 (14.3%) |
| Telugu | 1 (3.6%) |
| Media type (multiple responses allowed) | |
| Print newspaper | 17 (60.7%) |
| TV | 12 (42.9%) |
| Online | 12 (42.9%) |
| Primary content area* | |
| Crime | 16 (57.1%) |
| Health | 8 (28.6%) |
| All content | 4 (14.3%) |
*Media professionals, particularly health reporters, tended to have multiple areas of specialty, including in areas like social, political, science and current affairs reporting. Reporters also tended to have moved between areas over time, such as from entertainment reporter to crime reporter. The delineation used in this variable is simply to specify those coming to the interview to discuss their expertise in reporting on suicide from a crime or health perspective.