Figures & data
Table 1 Belgian media coverage during the build-up to the send-off inauguration and in connection with the inauguration itself. Articles appeared in 152 Belgian print and web publications.: A sample of these is shown in the table. (Article titles given in the table have been translated into English by the authors. The authors will provide a more extensive list of media references upon request.)
Table 2 International media coverage during the build-up to the send-off inauguration and in connection with the inauguration itself. A sample of the numerous articles that were published in 2007 is shown. (Article titles given in the table have been translated into English by the authors unless they were originally in English. The authors will provide a more extensive list of media references upon request.)
Table 3 Belgian media coverage during the construction phase. A sample of the articles appearing in 112 print and web media platforms across Belgium is presented in the table. (Article titles given in the table have been translated into English by the authors unless they were originally in English. The authors will provide a more extensive list of media references upon request.)
Table 4 International media coverage during the construction phase. Reports appeared in 37 countries and in 23 languages. In total, 195 foreign print and web publications picked up on the story. A sample of these articles is presented in table. (Article titles given in the table have been translated into English by the authors unless they were originally in English. The authors will provide a more extensive list of media references upon request.)
