Table 5. Coverage and Sources of Low-profile Front-page Medical Stories in US Newspapers in Newseum, by Newspaper Title and Total Circulation.
| Oct 12, 2007 | Oct 15, 2007 | Oct 17, 2007 | Nov 21, 2007 | |
| Number (percent) * | ||||
| All newspaper titles | 326 (100) | 328 (100) | 340 (100) | 330 (100) |
| Total coverage | 15 (4.6) | 36 (11.0) | 11 (3.2) | 5 (1.5) |
| News source (% of coverage): | ||||
| Staff writers | 9 (60.0) | 18 (50.0) | 6 (54.5) | 3 (60.0) |
| News syndicates | 1 (6.7) | 4 (11.1) | 3 (27.3) | 2 (40.0) |
| Wire services | 2 (13.3) | 10 (27.8) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) |
| Unauthored briefs ∇ | 3 (20.0) | 4 (11.1) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) |
| [Circulation per 100,000] | ||||
| Cumulative circulation in Top 200 titles | [14.8] | [66.8] | [18.2] | [14.8] |
| Number of different stories | 10 # | 17 † | 8 ^ | 5 Δ |
| Mean cumulative daily circulation | [1.5] | [3.9] | [2.3] | [3.0] |
*
Because of rounding, not all percentages total 100.
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Small box briefs, banner headings and anonymous short summaries.
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Topics: Abortion (3), Food recall(3), Bacteria and chocolate (2), Kaposi's sarcoma, Space bacteria, Odor, Lead, Salmonella, Alcohol, Avian flu.
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Topics: Alzheimer Disease (7) [26], Diets (6), Autism (5), Medtronic device (4), Hypertension (2), Kidney swap, Hospital testing, Baby deaths, CPR intervention, Flu vaccine, Drug side effects, Genetics and diet, Depression, Sickle cell, Exercise, Obesity, Computer healthcare.
^ Topics: Physical examinations (3), Alcohol (2), Diet, Flu vaccine, Autism, Spina bifida, Heart, Caesarean birth rates.
Δ
Topics: Health tips, Toxic vapors, Staphylococcus infection, AIDS, Illegal health devices.