PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten Stories By Percent

February 25 - March 2, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

38%

2

U.S. Economy

7

3

Afghanistan

3

4

Events in Iraq

3

5

Oscar Awards

3

6

William F. Buckley Dies

3

7

North Korea

2

8

Pakistan

2

9

Florida Power Outage

2

10

Russia

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

22%

2

U.S. Economy

11

3

William F. Buckley Dies

6

4

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Survey 

4

5

Gas/Oil Prices

3

6

Russia

3

7

Pakistan

3

8

Cuba

3

9

Isreali/Palestinian Conflict

3

10

North Korea

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

26%

2

Events in Iraq
11

3

Oscar Awards
8

4

U.S. Economy

7

5

Afghanistan

7

6

North Korea

6

7

Pakistan

3

8

Global Warming

3

9

Microsoft Fined $1.3 Billion by EU

3

10

American Airlines Passenger Dies on Flight

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

37%

2

U.S. Economy

9

3

Afghanistan
5

4

North Korea

3

5

Russia

3

6

Oscar Awards

2

7

Cuba

2

8

Pakistan

2

9

American Airlines Passenger Dies on Flight

1

10

Florida Power Outage
1

 

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

59%

2

Bobby Cutts Trail
5

3

Toxin Found in Las Vegas Hotel

5

4

Afghanistan

4

5

Florida Power Outage
4

6

Immigration

2

7

Events in Iraq

2

8

U.S. Economy

2

9

Chicago Mall Explosion

1

10

North Korea

1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

44%

2

William F. Buckley Dies
6

3

Oscar Awards

5

4

U.S. Economy

5

5

Energy Debate

4

6

Health Care Debate

3

7

Events in Iraq

2

8

Pakistan

2

9

Baseball Steroids Scandal

1

10

Russia
1