Table 5.
Numbers of anonymous information in stories from the analyzed section at the overall level, by type of anonymous information and sentiment of the content of anonymous information.
| frequency | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of anonymous information in the news story (in the analyzed section) | |||
| total | 228 | 100,0 % | |
| By type of anonymous information | |||
| primary | 116 | 50,9 % | |
| secondary | 55 | 24,1 % | |
| tertiary | 46 | 20,2 % | |
| evaluation | 8 | 3,5 % | |
| recommendation | 3 | 1,3 % | |
| By the sentiment of anonymous information | |||
| positive | 10 | 4,4 % | |
| neutral | 128 | 56,1 % | |
| negative | 90 | 39,5 % | |