1. Appendix A Code Sheet 53
APPENDIX A
CODE SHEET
A. Coder: 1 2
B. Article number: ______
C. Type of newspaper:
1. Sin Chew Daily 2. The Star
D. Date: __________
E. Day
1. Monday 2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday 4. Thursday
5. Friday 6. Saturday
7. Sunday
F. Position of article:
1. Front page 2. Inner cover page
G. Size of article:_______cm²
1. 0 cm²-150 cm² 2. 150.1 cm²-300 cm²
3. 300.1 cm²-450 cm² 4. 450.1 cm²-600 cm²
5. 600.1 cm²-750 cm² 6. 750.1 cm²-900 cm²
H. Relevance: _____________%
1. 0%-25% 2. 25.1%-50%
3. 50.1%-75% 4. 75.1%-100%
I. Type of article:
1. Straight news 2. Opinion
J. Subject in the article:
1. National Front (NF) 2. Opposition parties (OPP)

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3. Neutral
K. Direction of the article:
1. Neutral 2. Supportive towards NF
3. Negative towards NF 4. Supportive towards OPP
5. Negative towards OPP
L. Source of information:
1. National Front 2. Opposition parties
3. Election Commission 4. Unknown
5. Other
M. Function of the article:
1. Informative 2. Education
3. Entertainment