{"id":90955,"date":"2005-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2005\/12\/12\/topline-38\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:12:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:12:37","slug":"topline-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2005\/12\/12\/topline-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Topline"},"content":{"rendered":"

New tabloid breed is more than screaming headlines but could they be blueprint to the future?<\/h3>\n\n

Topline
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Total n = 2,321<\/p>\n\n

Note: Totals may not equal 100 due to rounding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Number of Stories per Paper in Sample <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outlet<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
# of stories<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston Metro <\/td>\n\n
321<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston Globe <\/td>\n\n
222<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC Express <\/td>\n\n
367<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC Examiner <\/td>\n\n
634 * <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington Post <\/td>\n\n
270<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas Quick <\/td>\n\n
293**<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas Morning News<\/td>\n\n
214<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n\n
2321<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

* One day, May 13, missing from sample<\/p>\n\n

** One day, May 26, missing from sample<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Story Origination <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Story Origination <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staff News <\/td>\n\n
8.3%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
15.8%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
72.7%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
29.9%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staff Column <\/td>\n\n
8.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
20.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wire News–Affiliated <\/td>\n\n
14.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wire News–Unaffiliated <\/td>\n\n
56.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
51.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
38.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Combo Staff and Wire-News <\/td>\n\n
0.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Syndicated Column–Affiliated or Unaffiliated <\/td>\n\n
5.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Non-Staff\/Non-Wire (Freelance) <\/td>\n\n
0.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Q+A\/Advice Column <\/td>\n\n
4.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Source\/Can’t Tell <\/td>\n\n
0.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Geographic Focus <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic Focus <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local<\/td>\n\n
21.8%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
32.0%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
52.5%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
34.0%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other U.S. <\/td>\n\n
22.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
16.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
16.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National<\/td>\n\n
12.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
13.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
17.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
14.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mix U.S.\/Foreign<\/td>\n\n
5.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
International<\/td>\n\n
13.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Applicable\/No Specific Location <\/td>\n\n
22.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
20.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Story Length in Words <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Story Length <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Less than 100 words <\/td>\n\n
15.1%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
14.5%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.5%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.1%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101-250 <\/td>\n\n
53.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
22.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
29.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
251-500<\/td>\n\n
30.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
38.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
25.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
501-1000<\/td>\n\n
1.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
23.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
56.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
24.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1001 or more <\/td>\n\n
0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
32.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Story Topic <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Story Topic <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Government<\/td>\n\n
9.2%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.6%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
15.6%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.0%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crime <\/td>\n\n
13.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Business<\/td>\n\n
6.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
15.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
9.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Domestic Issues <\/td>\n\n
9.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Science<\/td>\n\n
3.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foreign Relations <\/td>\n\n
6.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accidents\/Disasters<\/td>\n\n
1.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celebrity\/Entertainment<\/td>\n\n
14.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
9.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lifestyle<\/td>\n\n
13.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
16.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
14.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defense\/Military<\/td>\n\n
3.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sports<\/td>\n\n
16.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
20.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
17.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>\n\n
0.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Number of Sources <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Sources <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Sources <\/td>\n\n
24.1%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
23.8%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
7.2%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18.9%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 Source<\/td>\n\n
32.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
25.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
9.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
23.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 Sources <\/td>\n\n
23.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
21.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 Sources <\/td>\n\n
9.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 or More Sources <\/td>\n\n
10.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
64.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
29.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Young Demographic Impact <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Youth Demographic Impact <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demographic Impact Explicit <\/td>\n\n
8.3%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1.9%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
9.2%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.8%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demographic Impact Implied <\/td>\n\n
6.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Description of Demographic Implied <\/td>\n\n
84.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
91.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
85.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
86.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Principal Newsmaker Age Group <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Principal Newsmaker Age Group <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Child (Under 18) <\/td>\n\n
1.7%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.7%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.8%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2.9%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Young Adult (18-35) <\/td>\n\n
16.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
14.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
13.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Age (36-60) <\/td>\n\n
18.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
14.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
17.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elderly (61 or older) <\/td>\n\n
6.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
7.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don’t Know\/Can’t Tell Age <\/td>\n\n
5.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Principal Newsmaker <\/td>\n\n
51.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
57.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
57.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
55.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Journalist Opinion <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Journalist Opinion <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Opinion Present <\/td>\n\n
64.2%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
64.2%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
61.0%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
63.2%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One Statement of Opinion <\/td>\n\n
11.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
7.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
9.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two or More Statements of Opinion <\/td>\n\n
3.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
7.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Applicable (Opinion Piece) <\/td>\n\n
20.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
24.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
23.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
22.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Journalist Opinion — Excluding Opinion Columns and Editorials (n= 1,798) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Journalist Opinion <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Opinion Present <\/td>\n\n
81.0%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
85.3%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
79.4%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
81.6%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One Statement of Opinion <\/td>\n\n
15.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two or More Statements of Opinion <\/td>\n\n
4.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
9.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.9<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Range of Viewpoint<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Range of Viewpoint <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All One Opinion <\/td>\n\n
8.9%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
11.8%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.4%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8.6%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mostly One Opinion<\/td>\n\n
9.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
23.5<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
13.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two Views Present <\/td>\n\n
6.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.4<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18.6<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
9.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More Than Two Views <\/td>\n\n
0.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not Applicable\/Non-Controversial <\/td>\n\n
75.1<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
76.0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
51.8<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
68.3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Background Information <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Background Information <\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Newspaper-Owned Tabloids (Quick, Metro, Express) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Independent Tabloid (Examiner) <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Broadsheets (Wash Post, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Total<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Presence of Background Information <\/td>\n\n
80.2%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
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8.2<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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