Differences in news coverage between municipalities with/without an editorial office (per cent)
| Municipalities with editorial office (n = 313) | Municipalities without editorial office (n = 293) | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-syndicated news*** | 86 | 68 |
| Original reporting* | 89 | 83 |
| News topic: | ||
| Politics | 17 | 15 |
| Business/economics | 9 | 7 |
| Social issues | 15 | 14 |
| Sport | 13 | 13 |
| Accidents/disasters | 2 | 1 |
| Culture | 8 | 9 |
| Entertainment | 0 | 1 |
| Weather | 1 | 1 |
| Science/technology | 2 | 1 |
| Media | 0 | 0 |
| Environment | 2 | 3 |
| Crime** | 9 | 17 |
| Lifestyle/fitness | 1 | 2 |
| War/conflict | 0 | 0 |
| Community (social life, life events)* | 20 | 13 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 4 |
| Topic dimensions | ||
| Societal actors involved (two or more – parties, voters and politicians, corporations, organisations) that disagree about a societal issue present in news item | 11 | 12 |
| Decision-making authorities (organisations that have economic and formal power within the context/field) present in news item*** | 20 | 32 |
| Policy plan (planned or realised decision, measure or programme that relates to the issue) present in news item | 29 | 23 |
| Actors concerned (citizens, corporations, organisations that are clearly related to the conflict/policy plan) present in news items | 20 | 18 |
| Focus dimension | ||
| Public/social relevance (vs personal/private consequences) present in news item Thematic (vs episodic) framing present in news item*** | 51 54 | 48 41 |
| Style dimension | ||
| Explicit personal views of the reporter: the journalist’s own personal impressions or opinions (vs impersonal) present in news item | 9 | 8 |
| Opinionated/expressive (vs neutral/unemotional) style in news item** | 33 | 21 |
Differences in sourcing between municipalities with/without an editorial office (per cent)
| Municipalities with editorial office (n = 313) | Municipalities without editorial office (n = 293) | |
|---|---|---|
| No sources in news item | 30 | 26 |
| National government elected official* | 1 | 4 |
| National government official employee | 3 | 3 |
| Regional government elected official | 1 | 1 |
| Regional government official employee | 4 | 3 |
| Local government elected official | 9 | 8 |
| Local government official employee* | 14 | 10 |
| Ordinary citizens | 13 | 10 |
| Non-affiliated associations and organisations* | 2 | 6 |
| Academic experts | 1 | 1 |
| Public relations officer/spokesperson | 4 | 4 |
| Media analyst/spokesperson/journalist*** | 5 | 13 |
| Cultural practitioner | 4 | 5 |
| Religious leader | 1 | 0 |
| Business and trade | 9 | 8 |
| Union | 1 | 0 |
| Athlete, sports representatives | 10 | 10 |
| NGOs and non-profit organisations | 7 | 4 |
| Non-elected political party member | 2 | 2 |
| Anonymous | 3 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 2 |