PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

31%

2

Pope Visit

16

3

Texas Polygamy Raid

8

4

U.S. Economy

5

5

Events in Iraq

3

6

Supreme Court

2

7

Delta and Northwest Airlines Merge

2

8

9

Global Warming

1

10

Food Shortage Worldwide

1

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

21%

2

13

3

10

4

5

6

7

3

8

3

9

2

10

2

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

22%

2

3

4

7

5

6

5

7

5

8

2

9

2

10

Colorado Wildfires

2

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

22%

2

20

3

4

3

5

Illinois Earthquake

3

6

2

7

2

8

2

9

2

10

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

51%

2

3

13

4

2

5

6

2

7

U.S. Economy

1

8

1

9

1

10

1

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

39%

2

3

4

4

4

5

3

6

3

7

2

8

2

9

1

10