Table 1.
Descriptive Information on News Stories
| Characteristic | News Stories 2003–2004 no. (%) |
|---|---|
| Total news stories | 167 (100.0) |
| Print news stories | 126 (75.5) |
| Television news stories | 41 (24.5) |
| Year | |
| 2003 | 25 (15.0) |
| 2004 | 142 (85.0) |
| News stories in two week period following each specific FDA action | |
| 3/22/04 advisory1 | 17 (10.2) |
| 9/12–13/04 meeting2 | 41 (24.5) |
| 10/15/04 advisory3 | 12 (7.2) |
| Story length (mean words) | |
| Print news stories | 922 |
| Television news stories | 606 |
| Newspaper story type (N=126)4 | |
| Front page | 24 (19.0) |
| Byline | 87 (68.0) |
| News section (not front page) | 72 (57.1) |
| Business section | 8 (6.3) |
| Health/science section | 14 (11.1) |
| Other section | 6 (4.8) |
1
News stories during two week period from 3/22-4/05/2004.
2
News stories during two week period from 9/12-9/26/2004.
3
News stories during two week period from 10/15-10/29/2004.
4
Information is relevant to print news sources only.