Table 2.
News Articles by Type (News or Opinion) and Policy Frame
| Article type |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Policy framea | Opinion, n (%) | News, n (%) | Total, n (%) |
| Pro- | 59 (64) | 19 (32) | 78 (51) |
| Anti- | 30 (33) | 7 (12) | 37 (24) |
| Neutral | 3 (3) | 34 (57) | 37 (24) |
| Total | 92 | 60 | 152 |
a
Determined by the preponderance of pro or anti-tax arguments or neutral themes presented and quoting of speakers in support and/or opposition. Neutral frame was coded if there was a similar distribution of arguments for and against the tax or only neutral themes.