PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

March 10 - 16, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	27%
2	Spitzer Prostitution Scandal	23
3	U.S. Economy	8
4	Events in Iraq	4
5	Reports of Tainted Drinking Water	3
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	2
7	Gas/Oil Prices	2
8	UNC Student Killed	1
9	China	1
10	Admiral William Fallon Resigns	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Spitzer Prostitution Scandal	17%
2	U.S. Economy	13
3	2008 Campaign	12
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	Reports of Tainted Drinking Water	4
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	4
7	Iraq Homefront	2
8	Health Care Debate	2
9	Global Warming	2
10	War on Terror	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Spitzer Prostitution Scandal	19%
2	2008 Campaign	18
3	Reports of Tainted Drinking Water	9
4	China	6
5	Gas/Oil Prices	5
6	Events in Iraq	5
7	Pakistan	4
8	U.S. Economy	4
9	UNC Student Killed	3
10	Iraq Policy Debate	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	22%
2	Spitzer Prostitution Scandal	19
3	U.S. Economy	15
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	Hurricane Katrina Aftermath	3
6	UNC Student Killed	2
7	Admiral William Fallon Resigns	2
8	Reports of Tainted Drinking Water	2
9	China	2
10	Gas/Oil Prices	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	46%
2	Spitzer Prostitution Scandal	34
3	U.S. Economy	4
4	UNC Student Killed	2
5	Immigration	2
6	U.S Domestic Terrorism	1
7	Events in Iraq	1
8	Admiral William Fallon Resigns	1
9	War on Terror	<1
10	Gas/Oil Prices	<1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	39%
2	Spitzer Prostitution Scandal	23
3	U.S. Economy	3
4	Events in Iraq	2
5	Gas/Oil Prices	2
6	War on Terror	2
7	Global Warming	2
8	Iraq Policy Debate	2
9	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	1
10	Israeli/Palestinian Conflict	1