Variable | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
News source | ||
Local newspaper | 884 | 89.7 |
News wire | 90 | 9.1 |
National newspapera | 8 | .8 |
Web-based | 3 | .3 |
General audience magazine | 1 | .1 |
Geographic region | ||
West | 87 | 8.8 |
Midwest | 378 | 38.3 |
South | 259 | 26.3 |
Northeast | 160 | 16.2 |
Nationalb | 102 | 10.3 |
Story type | ||
News/feature | 701 | 71.1 |
Blurbc | 55 | 5.6 |
Editorial/op-ed | 118 | 12.0 |
Letter to the Editor | 61 | 6.2 |
Column | 30 | 3.0 |
Press release | 21 | 2.1 |
Op-ed/letter/column/press release written by health advocate | 23 | 11.0 |
Prominence (newspapers only; n = 892) | ||
Front page | 119 | 13.3 |
First page of section | 173 | 19.4 |
Photo | 214 | 24.0 |
Business type | ||
Restaurant | 647 | 65.6 |
Bar/restaurant combination | 135 | 13.7 |
Both restaurants and bars | 112 | 11.4 |
Bar | 66 | 6.7 |
Unclear | 26 | 2.6 |