Fig 1.
Flowchart of article selection.
Table 1.
Analytical framework overview.
Table 2.
Framework for defining sentiment and sensationalism.
Table 3.
Article breakdown across publications.
Fig 2.
Number of articles in March and April, annotated with potentially triggering events.
Fig 3.
Percentage of articles in sample which showed image type.
Table 4.
Examples of sensationalised language.
Table 5.
Panic-buying main themes and sub-themes.
Table 6.
Percentage of articles that include the most mentioned sub-theme within each main theme.
Fig 4.
Percentage of articles which mention sub-theme.
Table 7.
Panic-buying media reporting framework for UK national press.