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: April 6, 2009 | |
Yes, Michelle Obama set some hearts a flutter
and generated some headlines when she laid hands on the Queen last week. But
most of the coverage of the President’s overseas trip focused on the same
challenge he faces at home.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: April 2, 2009 | | The economic crisis again dominated blogs and social media last week, as the conversation expanded from AIG to several different elements of the financial meltdown. And the most viewed video was an overseas variation on the same theme. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 30, 2009 | | Another aspect of the financial crisis took center stage last week as the storyline moved from the AIG bonuses to Tim Geithner’s plan for “toxic assets” in the financial sector. The verdict is far from final, but Geithner seemed to at least stem a recent run of negative news.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 26, 2009 | | With the AIG bonuses fueling outrage, the economic crisis received more attention from the social media last week than any other topic since PEJ began its NMI two months ago. And the week’s most viewed video was a casting call that turned into a stampede. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 23, 2009 | | Last week, the economic meltdown generated its highest weekly level of coverage since the crisis exploded last fall. And the majority of media attention was focused on a three-letter acronym that became a four-letter word.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 20, 2009 | | Bloggers last week focused on reports and predictions involving major changes to some of the country’s prominent institutions. And their verdict was mixed on whether these potentially dramatic developments were heartening or ominous. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 16, 2009 | | The financial crisis dominated the news for the
seventh week in a row as earmarks, bailouts, and talk of a second stimulus
package helped fuel the narrative. And with Bernard Madoff heading to jail, greed
and excess were recurring themes in the news.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 9, 2009 | | For the fourth week in a row, a different component of the faltering economy drove coverage of a crisis now overshadowing every other news event. And the White House and a radio host locked horns in what may actually be a symbiotic relationship.
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| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 5, 2009 | | Bloggers expressed strong opinions on two topics last week—President Obama and Tropicana orange juice. Evaluations of Obama broke down on ideological grounds while the uproar over Tropicana’s change in packaging was about brand loyalty. |
| | Source: PEJ Research; Date Posted: March 3, 2009 | | As the White House moved on a number of economic
fronts last week, the financial meltdown and Obama’s big speech accounted for
nearly half the news agenda. And the media distilled an unmistakable message
about the direction of the new administration.
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