I didn't put much (any) work into checking the validity of the papers selected for the study but assumed that it would be by circulation (if you are analysing the printed media) and the fact that the Times wasn't listed raised a red flag.
Just wondered if the papers listed were picked for their bias? Rather than for their relevance to British media as a whole.
I suspect it's a sample chosen to represent assumed political bias, from left to right. If they were picked for bias they would have avoided papers on the left.
I didn't put much (any) work into checking the validity of the papers selected for the study but assumed that it would be by circulation (if you are analysing the printed media) and the fact that the Times wasn't listed raised a red flag.
Just wondered if the papers listed were picked for their bias? Rather than for their relevance to British media as a whole.