|
TIMEFRAME |
% OF ALL STORIES |
|
Primary Season |
25 |
|
Early Campaign |
51 |
|
Convention Time |
18 |
|
Post Convention |
7 |
|
|
|
|
STORY LENGTH |
% |
|
100 Words or Fewer |
3 |
|
101-500 Words |
22 |
|
501-1000 Words |
63 |
|
Above 1000 Words |
12 |
|
|
|
|
STORY ORIGINATION |
% |
|
Staff Reported |
62 |
|
Wire |
19 |
|
Staff Column |
17 |
|
Combo Staff/Wire |
1 |
|
No Source/Can't Tell |
1 |
|
|
|
|
STORY TRIGGER |
% |
|
Spontaneous News/Action |
2 |
|
Coverage of Planned Events/Actions |
88 |
|
Newsroom-Initiated/Other |
10 |
|
|
|
|
STORY TOPIC |
% |
|
Sports Genres |
91 |
|
29 |
|
20 |
|
16 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
7 |
|
Sports Issues |
3 |
|
Other |
6 |
|
|
|
|
SOURCES NAMED W/ RELATIONSHIP IDENTIFIED |
% |
|
None |
11 |
|
One |
14 |
|
Two or Three |
41 |
|
Four or More |
34 |
|
|
|
|
ANONYMOUS SOURCING |
% |
|
No “anonymous” or “unnamed” sources |
98 |
|
“Anonymous” or “unnamed” sources present |
2 |
|
|
|
|
PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS |
% |
|
Mix of Opinions |
12 |
|
Mostly One Opinion |
3 |
|
All of One Opinion |
7 |
|
NA/Non-controversial |
77 |
|
|
|
|
STAKEHOLDER PRESENCE |
% |
|
One |
14 |
|
Two |
44 |
|
Three |
14 |
|
Four or More |
28 |
|
|
|
|
JOURNALIST OPINION/SPECULATION |
% |
|
No opinion present |
70 |
|
One statement of opinion |
14 |
|
Two or more statements of opinion |
16 |
|
Not applicable (opinion piece) |
* |
|
|
|
|
FEMALE SOURCES |
% |
|
0 |
86 |
|
1 |
8 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
Four or More |
1 |
|
|
|
|
MALE SOURCES |
% |
|
0 |
14 |
|
1 |
16 |
|
2 |
19 |
|
3 |
20 |
|
Four or More |
30 |