[3][10][12]In November 2014, journalist Alex Thomson questioned the evidence for her story, saying she "simply saw some dodgy-looking blokes with beards in an aid truck".

[3][8][9] Irish blacked out after the car's airbags deployed[4] but she did not sustain life-threatening injuries,[3] suffering only a broken nose.

"[5][10][13] One day after Shim's death, Press TV reported that "the identity and whereabouts of the truck driver remain unknown.

[9][14] On October 24, Hürriyet Daily News obtained an official report which said the truck driver, identified as Şükrü Salan, was not responsible for the crash.

[15][17] Anadolu Agency reported that after an autopsy at Şanlıurfa Forensic Medicine Institution, Shim's body was sent to Beirut on October 22, 2014.

[5] On October 20, 2014, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists told BuzzFeed News they were investigating the case.

[8] Alex Thomson of Channel 4 News said a proper investigation into her death was urgent and necessary, but said the idea she was deliberately killed in a traffic collision was a "bizarre method" and "far-fetched".

[10] Shim's mother, Judy Poe, said she was not contacted by the US State Department or the Turkish government following her daughter's death.

[4] Poe told Fox News that "I absolutely suspect foul play" and said Shim's death was "no accident".

[4] Hamid Reza Emadi, the news director for Press TV, said Shim's death was a tragedy for "anyone who wants to get the truth.

"[9] According to Emadi, "her death is very suspect and it is likely an outcome of her critical expository reports of the adverse impact of Turkish and Saudi policies on Syrian refugees.

"[2] One political analyst on Press TV said Shim had been "assassinated by the government of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

[9] On October 20, 2014, İzzettin Küçük, the Governor of Şanlıurfa, dismissed Press TV's claims about Shim's death as "completely baseless".

[19] According to a website set up by the group, "the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism honors non-mainstream journalists who continue to tell challenging truths in difficult times.

[19] Recipients of the award have included Jimmy Dore, Caitlin Johnstone, Eva Bartlett, Ajamu Baraka, Max Blumenthal, Ben Norton, Aaron Maté,[20] Kim Iversen, Rania Khalek, Vanessa Beeley, MintPress News, Jackson Hinkle,[21] and Venezuelanalysis.