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APPENDIX A
 

STORY CODE SHEET


CODER NAME: DONNELLY SCOTT GETTLE WARR
SOURCE: NY TIMES WASHINGTON POST CHICAGO TRIBUNE LA TIMES
STORY DATE: D-DAY +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
SECTION: FRONT INSIDE
WAR: DS OEF OIF

PHOTO: YES NO
DATELINE: IN-THEATRE UNITED STATES OTHER
FOCUS: POLITICAL COMMAND STRATEGY SERVICE MEMBER NEITHER
QUOTES: GOV’T SPOKEPERSON TROOPS PAO MIXED NONE
REPORTER: EMBED NON-EMBED UNKNOWN

THE OVERALL TONE TOWARD THE MILITARY OF THE ARTICLE WAS:

POSITIVE 5 4 3 2 1 NEGATIVE UNDETERMINED
WISE 5 4 3 2 1 FOOLISH UNDETERMINED
VALUABLE 5 4 3 2 1 WORTHLESS UNDETERMINED
FAVORABLE 5 4 3 2 1 UNFAVORABLE UNDETERMINED
GOOD 5 4 3 2 1 BAD UNDETERMINED
ACCEPTABLE 5 4 3 2 1 UNACCEPTABLE UNDETERMINED

THE DEPICTION OF MIL PERSONNEL WAS:


TRUSTWORTHY 5 4 3 2 1 UNTRUSTWORTHY UNDETERMINED
CANDID 5 4 3 2 1 DECEPTIVE UNDETERMINED
HONEST 5 4 3 2 1 DISHONEST UNDETERMINED
SINCERE 5 4 3 2 1 INSINCERE UNDETERMINED
EXTENT TO WHICH THE ARTICLE EMBODIED:
Episodic 5 4 3 2 1 Thematic 5 4 3 2 1 CAN'T DETERMINE

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How to use this code sheet
Read each article once from start to finish. Maintain an objective point of view and fill out one code sheet per article. Each coder has a total of 28 articles to code. Do not hesitate in answering questions. Fill out the code sheet honestly, objectively and to the best of your knowledge.