PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

June 9 - 15, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	24%
2	Midwest Weather and Flooding	10
3	Gas/Oil Prices	7
4	Tim Russert Dies	5
5	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	5
6	U.S. Economy	4
7	Boy Scout Camp in Iowa Hit by a Tornado	4
8	Tomatoes Salmonella Scare	2
9	Afghanistan	2
10	Same-Sex Marriage	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	16%
2	Gas/Oil Prices	6
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	6
4	U.S. Economy	5
5	Midwest Weather and Flooding	4
6	Same-Sex Marriage	4
7	Immigration Debate	4
8	Russia	2
9	Cyberspace Issues	2
10	Food Shortage Worldwide	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	24%
2	Midwest Weather and Flooding	14
3	U.S. Economy	9
4	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	9
5	Gas/Oil Prices	6
6	Boy Scout Camp in Iowa Hit by a Tornado	4
7	Sudan Plane Catches Fire	4
8	Chinese Earthquake	3
9	Afghanistan	3
10	Bush's Last EU Summit	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Midwest Weather and Flooding	16%
2	2008 Campaign	14
3	Gas/Oil Prices	12
4	Boy Scout Camp in Iowa Hit by a Tornado	8
5	Tim Russert Dies	6
6	Tomatoes Salmonella Scare	4
7	Afghanistan	3
8	Chinese Earthquake	2
9	Health Care Debate	2
10	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	39%
2	Tim Russert Dies	18
3	Midwest Weather and Flooding	9
4	Gas/Oil Prices	6
5	Boy Scout Camp in Iowa Hit by a Tornado	5
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	3
7	Tomatoes Salmonella Scare	3
8	Kucinich Impeachment Effort	2
9	Immigration	1
10	East Coast Heat Wave	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	26%
2	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	7
3	Gas/Oil Prices	7
4	Midwest Weather and Flooding	6
5	U.S. Economy	6
6	Energy Debate	3
7	Kucinich Impeachment Effort	3
8	Afghanistan	2
9	Global Warming	2
10	Bush's Last EU Summit	2