| Title focus | Coding scheme | |
| Does the news title focus on illness/dementia? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Does the news title focus on person (diagnosed/caregiver)? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Principal content | ||
| Does the news content deal with care issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| (Care refers to: Formal care, Informal care, Social Care, Self-care) | ||
| Does the news content deal with information issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| (Information refers to: Attitudes, Awareness, Financial, Policy) | ||
| Does the news content deal with risk factor issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| (Risk factor refers to: Modifiable risks, Non-modifiable risks) | ||
| Does the news content deal with sign issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| (Sign refers to: Early stage, Late stage) | ||
| Does the news content deal with treatment issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| (Treatment refers to: Biomedical, Technological) | ||
| News story category | ||
| Does the story deal with burden issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Does the story deal with knowledge issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Does the story deal with prevalence issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Does the story deal with prevention issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Overall tone | ||
| Does the news indicate negative issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Does the news indicate positive issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Does the news indicate neutral issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |
| Does the news indicate mixed issues? | No (0) | Yes (1) |