Numbers: Our Data Library
This library contains all data PEJ creates or collects about the news media. The selections below will appear as charts you can customize. Use the menus on the left to filter the data according to your interests.
| | Date Posted: January 27, 2010 | | At the start of President Barack Obama’s tenure, the country was fighting two wars, suffering major economic problems at home, and had high hopes for its new president. Looking back at his first year in office, which topics did the media most frequently cover in association with Obama? |
| | Date Posted: January 13, 2010 | | The NBC late night shuffle featuring Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien made big news this week. Why were NBC affiliates across the country lobbying to end the 10 p.m. prime-time experiment with Leno? A PEJ look at audience data finds viewership of late-night news at those stations has dropped by about 20%.
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| | Date Posted: December 16, 2009 | | Tiger Woods’ problems have consumed the tabloid press and some of the mainstream media since a series of reported affairs came to light after his November 27 car accident. But even with all that attention, the Woods episode is not the biggest newsmaking sports scandal of the past few years. Which other athletes have found themselves in the headlines for the wrong reasons?
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| | Date Posted: December 9, 2009 | | Global warming and environmental issues generated significant media attention last week, thanks to leaked emails from a top climate research facility and the start of the Copenhagen meeting on climate change. But a PEJ examination of media coverage finds that the subject is not often a major newsmaker.
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| | Date Posted: December 2, 2009 | | The publicity surrounding the release of Sarah Palin’s new book “Going Rogue” generated major coverage for the former Alaska governor. Since she emerged as a 2008 vice-presidential candidate, Palin has displayed a remarkable knack for generating headlines. What events in 2009 have thrust her into the media spotlight?
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| | Date Posted: November 18, 2009 | | Recently departed CNN host Lou Dobbs may have left that job because his more opinionated style clashed with the network’s down-the-middle political brand. But a PEJ examination of the content of his show in 2009 also suggests that Dobbs clearly distinguished himself from his colleagues when it came to news priorities.
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| | Date Posted: November 10, 2009 | | It’s not often that a crime tops the news agenda, but in a week that included major developments affecting Afghanistan, the economy and health care, the Fort Hood rampage was the No. 1 story. What other violent criminal acts have generated major headlines and where does last week’s tragedy rank among them?
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| | Date Posted: November 4, 2009 | | In an era when foreign coverage in general has been decreasing, a number of overseas hotspots have generated substantially more attention this year than they did in 2008—with the exception of one war-torn nation. Which international stories are the most prominent in the news agenda in 2009? And why are they making headlines this year?
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| | Date Posted: October 29, 2009 | | The conflict in Afghanistan was among the top stories last week when President Hamid Karzai agreed to an election runoff against opponent Abdullah Abdullah. But as media attention to the war has spiked in recent months, events in Afghanistan have taken a back seat to deliberations inside the United States.
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| | Date Posted: October 21, 2009 | | The contested status of Afghanistan’s presidential election has focused media attention on Afghan President Hamid Karzai in recent days. But when it comes to foreign leaders in the news this year, his coverage lags behind two prominent Mideast heads of state. Which other overseas officials have made significant news in 2009?
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