Indexes: Our Weekly Content Analysis
This section contains the complete archive of all PEJ 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: June 8, 2010 | | With the oil still gushing, BP making new efforts to stanch the spill and the Obama Administration taking a more aggressive line toward the energy company, the crisis in the Gulf of Mexico accounted for a third of last week’s news coverage. No other story came close although a deadly encounter on a boat headed for the Gaza Strip finished as the No. 2 subject.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: June 3, 2010 | | The debate over the popular social networking site Facebook and the issue of privacy rights led a technology-focused week on social media. On Twitter, more than half of the news links were about Apple, a favorite Twitter topic. On YouTube, an ad about immigration featuring a frog puppet received the most views. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: June 1, 2010 | |
The oil spill that won’t stop gushing became the
story that won’t stop growing as the Gulf disaster coverage, fueled by a
Presidential admission and a failed effort to cap the leak, reached new heights
last week. No other subject—including a political controversy, a skittish stock
market, the immigration issue or tensions in the Korean peninsula—came close to
matching the spill’s coverage.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: May 27, 2010 | | News that scientists had created the first-ever living cell controlled by synthetic DNA fascinated the blogosphere last week as the discussion focused on the ethics and implications of the achievement. On Twitter, a marketing campaign gone awry received the most attention. And on YouTube, a forceful political ad drew almost a million views. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: May 24, 2010 | | The Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a fixture in the headlines for over a month, narrowly edged some attention-grabbing election results as the top story last week. The legislative effort to regulate Wall Street drove economic coverage and two international stories rounded out the roster of top subjects.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: May 20, 2010 | | While the recent British balloting may have been confusing for many news consumers, bloggers eagerly dissected the results, devoting as much time to the election as any story so far in 2010. On YouTube, the top video, of a controversial police raid, was viewed 1.2 million times. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: May 17, 2010 | |
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environmental disaster in the Gulf continued its month-long run among the
roster of top stories last week as the narrative focused on assigning blame for
the spill. The newest Supreme Court nominee attracted detractors and
supporters, but not as much coverage as her immediate predecessor.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: May 13, 2010 | | The blogosphere was focused on two major news events last week, the failed bombing attempt in Times Square and the spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. And in both instances, the conversation included a lot of partisan finger pointing. The oil spill was also among two of the most viewed news videos on YouTube while Twitter remained more fixated on Apple.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: May 10, 2010 | | The media scrambled last week as authorities arrested a suspect in the Times Square terror case, the Gulf oil spill grew more ominous, Wall Street went briefly into free fall and floods took a deadly toll in Tennessee. All of which left little room for coverage of a crucial overseas election.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: May 6, 2010 | | The controversial immigration law in Arizona sparked significant interest in the blogosphere last week, as it did in the mainstream media. But the social media also focused intently on a story that was largely absent in the MSM—the question of whether we on earth should consider E.T. a friend or foe.
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