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Table 3 News angles* by type from 1998 to 2008

From: Representations of cycling in metropolitan newspapers - changes over time and differences between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia

 

1998

1999

2003

2007

2008

Total

% of total

Injured cyclist(s)

13

9

7

6

8

43

13.2

Killed cyclist(s)

10

1

0

14

10

35

10.7

Supporting cycling

0

0

3

7

23

33

10.1

Misbehaving

10

2

7

4

1

24

7.4

Cycling event

4

2

6

8

1

21

6.4

Driver punished for collision with cyclist

2

4

8

3

0

17

5.2

Celebrity cycling

1

2

2

4

6

15

4.6

Impeding cycling

1

0

1

4

9

15

4.6

Bike facilities improved

3

4

2

5

1

15

4.6

Cycle tourism

1

1

1

3

5

11

3.4

Cyclist kills pedestrian

0

1

1

8

0

10

3.1

Stealing bikes

3

2

1

0

2

8

2.5

Other

13

17

12

16

21

79

24.2

Total

61

45

51

82

87

326

100

  1. * The news angle of a story is the aspect of an issue which triggers the news coverage. It is usually shown in the headline and/or the first paragraph.