Health Promotion Journal of Australia 28(2), 139–143 doi: 10.1071/HE16054_AC © AHPA 2017 Supplementary material Sitting ducks face chronic disease: an analysis of newspaper coverage of sedentary behaviour in Australia 2000–2012 Josephine Y. ChauA,E, Catriona BonfiglioliB, Amy ZhongA, Zeljko PedisicA,C, Michelle DaleyD, Bronwyn McGillA and Adrian BaumanA APrevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, Level 6, The Hub, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. BFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia. CInstitute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus, Ballarat Road, Footscray, Vic. 3001, Australia. DNational Heart Foundation of Australia, New South Wales Division, Level 3, 80 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2011, Australia. ECorresponding author. Email: [email protected] Page 1 of 2 Table S1. Coding protocol for newspaper articles Information recorded Article ID number Date Article headline Page number(s) Newspaper section Article length Main topic of first paragraph What aspect of sitting/sedentary behaviour is reported? News angle of article What attracted the journalist’s attention? (i.e., hook, trigger, event, interview) What news values were satisfied? News angles include: conflict, impact, unusualness, human interest, currency, timeliness, prominence/celebrity Population group represented e.g., office workers, families, adults, children, teens, older adults Contexts or domains of sitting mentioned in the article e.g., sitting at work, driving a car, watching TV, playing computer games, sitting all day Were health effects or outcomes mentioned in the article? (y/n) If yes, record the health effect or outcome (e.g., obesity, diabetes, back pain) Who/what is being identified as being responsible for sedentary behaviour? Who/what is to blame for causing us to sit more? e.g., individual, organisational, environment drivers? Who is expected or seen as responsible for solving the problem? Were solutions for sitting less mentioned in the article? (y/n) If yes, what types of solutions were offered and who offered the solution(s)? Was physical activity (exercise, energy expenditure) mentioned in the article? (y/n) If yes, what was the content? Anything else of interest Page 2 of 2 .