News Index: Our Weekly Content Analysis
This section contains the complete archive of all the PEJ News Coverage Indexes. They are published below in chronological order, but our archive is also searchable. Use the key word search on the left to find reports about specific news events.
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: August 23, 2010 |
A presidential mention, and intense interest from talk show hosts, pushed a proposed Islamic center in New York City to the top of the news agenda last week. Meanwhile, a milestone in the drawdown of troops in Iraq attracted more media coverage than the war has received in more than a year.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: August 16, 2010 | | With the fall balloting closer on the horizon, the crucial midterm elections topped the headlines last week—with a troublesome economy close behind. The death of a well-known politician and debates over immigration policy also finished among the top five stories as did the oil spill saga—though it is quickly losing steam.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: August 9, 2010 | |
Two familiar stories—an economy slow to recover and an oil leak slow to
be stopped—generated the most press attention last week. But there was plenty
of politics as well including two hot button issues—same-sex marriage and
illegal immigration—and the mid-term elections. And after one week of big
headlines, Afghanistan coverage plunged.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: August 2, 2010 | |
Coverage of the conflict in Afghanistan got a
big boost last week after the WikiLeaks organization unearthed classified
reports casting doubts on the prospects for U.S. success there. But in a
balanced news week, a key ruling in the Arizona immigration battle, the
departure of an embattled BP CEO and a sluggish economy shared the media’s
attention.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: July 26, 2010 | |
In a week in which economic
news nearly hit a three-month high, cable talk shows were dominated by the
resignation of a federal employee whose comments on race were taken out of
context by a conservative website. Meanwhile, in the Gulf of Mexico, the debate
was about the merits of plugging the BP oil well with a “topkill” or a “bottom
kill.”
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: July 19, 2010 | | After several weeks of decreasing coverage, the Gulf oil saga spiked
upward last week amid news of possible success in stopping the flow.
Coverage of a bill to regulate the financial sector, infighting among
Democrats, violence and progress in Afghanistan and the death of a
baseball mogul rounded out the roster of top stories.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: July 12, 2010 | |
The environmental disaster in the Gulf continued to draw media attention last week, though far below the levels it once commanded. Coverage of the politics surrounding the mid-term elections edged out a mixed bag of economic news for the No. 2 slot. And an NBA superstar proved to be one of the week’s biggest newsmakers.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: July 6, 2010 | |
Coverage of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
edged out gloomy economic news and the mostly routine Elena Kagan confirmation hearings
last week. But even as it regained the top spot after a one-week hiatus, there
is evidence of diminishing media interest in the BP spill saga.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: June 28, 2010 | |
Obama’s replacement of General McChrystal as the
head of NATO forces in Afghanistan generated voluminous political analysis last
week. Coverage of the war approached a level not seen since late last year. Meanwhile,
the Gulf oil spill continued to attract headlines, as did Wall Street reform.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: June 21, 2010 | | Damage control in Washington overtook damage control in the Gulf of Mexico as the BP oil spill generated its biggest week of media coverage since the April 20 rig explosion that triggered the disaster. The narrative was driven, in large part, by a president who spoke to the nation and an oil executive who took a pounding from Congress. |
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