An exploration of the coverage of aphasia in the Irish print media

Figures & data

Figure 1. Database search and article identification.

Table 1. Article overview

Number of articles on a topic (n = 16)	Focus of the article	Relevant newspaper(s)	Perspective shared	Number of articles per paper related to the identified perspectives
6	Living with aphasia	The Irish Independent The Irish Daily Mail The Irish Times	Carer (n = 2) Journalist (n = 1) Person with aphasia (n = 3)	The Irish Independent: Carer (n = 1) The Irish Daily Mail: Carer (n = 1) Person with aphasia (n = 2) The Irish Times: Person with aphasia (n = 1) Carer (n = 1)
5	Definitions of aphasia	The Irish Times The Irish Daily Mail The Irish Independent	Journalist (n = 5)	The Irish Independent: Journalist (n = 1) The Irish Daily Mail: Journalist (n = 1) The Irish Times: Journalist (n = 3)
3	Information about aphasia	The Irish Independent The Irish Times The Irish Daily Mail	Journalist (n = 1) Reader contributor (n = 1) Speech and Language Therapist (n = 1)	The Irish Independent: Journalist (n = 1) The Irish Times: Speech and Language Therapist (n = 1) The Irish Daily Mail: Reader contributor (n = 1)
2	Communication training programme designed by Trinity College Dublin for staff in coffee shops on how to communicate with a person with aphasia	The Irish Independent The Irish Times	Person with aphasia & Journalist (n = 1) Person with aphasia & Speech and Language Therapist (n = 1)	The Irish Independent: Person with aphasia & Speech and Language Therapist (n = 1) The Irish Times: Person with aphasia & Journalist (n = 1)

Table 2. Aphasia information included in articles reviewed  (adapted from Elman et al., 2000 p. 454-456)

Word only	0
Definition	8
Some content	8

Elman, R. J., Ogar, J., & Elman, S. H. (2000). Aphasia: Awareness, Advocacy, and Activism. Aphasiology, 14(5–6), 455–459. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/026870300401234

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