Coding Scheme- An Example for EU stories
Outlet
1. Newspaper1
2. Newspaper2
Main location of the story Where does the story or the actions it depicts (mainly) take place (in terms of prominence in the story or length)?
Does the story address
- local/regional politics/policies
- national politics/policies
- EU level politics politics/policies
(mark all that apply)
Is the EU explicitly evaluated favorably or unfavorably?
1 = Predominantly unfavorable (e.g. negative sides of EU, emphasis on failure of EU, unresolved problems)
2 = Equally favorable and unfavorable (e.g. emphasizing the merits of the EU, but also negative sides)
3 = Predominantly favorable (e.g. positive sides of EU, emphasis on success of EU, solved problems, successful solutions)