In an editorial, Dan described the killing as an attack on free speech, democracy and the "freedom of the whole nation". According to the newspaper, Jovanovic had been receiving threatening letters.
U jednoj uvodnoj kolumni Dan je ubistvo nazvao napadom na slobodu govora, demokratiju i "slobodu čitave nacije." Prema navodima tog lista, Jovanović je dobijao preteća pisma.