PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

April 28 - May 4, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	38%
2	U.S. Economy	10
3	Events in Iraq	3
4	Gas/Oil rices	3
5	Food Shortage Worldwide	2
6	Immigration	2
7	Palfrey Suicide	2
8	Virginia Tornadoes	2
9	Energy Debate	1
10	Supreme Court	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	22%
2	U.S. Economy	11
3	Gas/Oil Prices	4
4	Food Shortage Worldwide	3
5	Supreme Court	3
6	Events in Iraq	2
7	China	2
8	Microsoft Bids for Yahoo	2
9	Health Care Debate	2
10	Energy Debate	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	22%
2	U.S. Economy	13
3	Events in Iraq	8
4	Austrian House with Hostages	7
5	Palfrey Suicide	5
6	Virginia Tornadoes	4
7	Energy Debate	3
8	Train Crash in China	3
9	Gas/Oil Prices	3
10	Microsoft Bids for Yahoo	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	27%
2	U.S. Economy	13
3	Food Shortages Worldwide	5
4	Tornadoes in KA	4
5	Virginia Tornadoes	3
6	Gas/Oil Prices	2
7	Arkansas/Missouri Storms	2
8	Events in Iraq	2
9	Supreme Court	2
10	Afghanistan	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	70%
2	Immigration	5
3	U.S. Economy	4
4	Palfrey Suicide	2
5	Arkansas/Missouri Storms	2
6	Virginia Tornadoes	1
7	Gas/Oil Prices	1
8	Afghanistan	1
9	Supreme Court	1
10	Texas Polygamy Raid	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	44%
2	U.S. Economy	10
3	Energy Debate	4
4	Gas/Oil Prices	4
5	Events in Iraq	4
6	Global Warming	2
7	Food Shortage Worldwide	2
8	Iraq Homefront	1
9	Supreme Court Actions	1
10	Miley Cyrus Photos	1