PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

July 28 - August 3, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	26%
2	U.S. Economy	5
3	Gas/Oil Prices	4
4	Ted Stevens Indictment	4
5	Events in Iraq	4
6	Olympics	3
7	L.A. Earthquake	2
8	Anthrax Case	2
9	Yosemite Fire	2
10	Immigration	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	13%
2	Gas/Oil Prices	6
3	Olympics	6
4	U.S. Economy	6
5	Events in Iraq	4
6	Immigration	4
7	Ted Stevens Indictment	3
8	Israel Internal Politics	3
9	China	3
10	Iraq Homefront	3

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	15%
2	U.S. Economy	9
3	Events in Iraq	6
4	Olympics	6
5	Anthrax Case	5
6	Fired U.S. Attorney Controversy	5
7	Karadzic Arrested in Belgrade	3
8	Israel Internal Politics	3
9	Yosemite Fire	3
10	Tomatoes Salmonella Scare	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	22%
2	U.S. Economy	6
3	Gas/Oil Prices	5
4	Ted Stevens Indictment	5
5	L.A. Earthquake	5
6	Iran	4
7	Yosemite Fire	3
8	Tennessee Church Shooting	3
9	Iraq Policy Debate	3
10	Olympics	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	49%
2	Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida	6
3	Ted Stevens Indictment	5
4	L.A. Earthquake	4
5	Gas/Oil Prices	3
6	Energy Debate	2
7	U.S. Economy	2
8	Events in Iraq	2
9	Minneapolis Bridge Collapse	2
10	Immigration	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	28%
2	L.A. Earthquake	4
3	Energy Debate	4
4	Immigration	3
5	Ted Stevens Indictment	3
6	Karadzic Arrested in Belgrade	3
7	Gas/Oil Prices	3
8	Global Warming	3
9	Events in Iraq	2
10	U.S. Economy	2