PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

August 4 - 10, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	24%
2	Olympics	11
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	6
4	John Edwards Admits Affair	4
5	Anthrax Case	4
6	U.S. Economy	3
7	Russia	3
8	China	3
9	Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Dies	3
10	Tropical Storm Edouard	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Olympics	13%
2	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	11
3	2008 Campaign	10
4	Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Dies	7
5	Afghanistan	5
6	Russia	4
7	Anthrax Case	4
8	U.S. Economy	3
9	Iraq Homefront	3
10	Events in Iraq	3

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Olympics	15%
2	2008 Campaign	14
3	U.S. Economy	6
4	Tropical Storm Edouard	6
5	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	5
6	Pakistan	5
7	Russia	4
8	China	4
9	K2 Tragedy/Rescue	4
10	Iraq Policy Debate	4

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	19%
2	Olympics	17
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	7
4	China	5
5	U.S. Economy	5
6	Anthrax Case	4
7	Tropical Storm Edouard	4
8	Russia	3
9	Gas/Oil Prices	2
10	Events in Iraq	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	47%
2	John Edwards Admits Affair	14
3	Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida	4
4	Anthrax Case	3
5	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	3
6	Olympics	2
7	Clark Rockefeller	2
8	Iraq Policy Debate	2
9	Immigration	2
10	Iraq Homefront	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	35%
2	Olympics	8
3	Anthrax Case	7
4	Gas/Oil Prices	5
5	John Edwards Admits Affair	5
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	4
7	Energy Debate	4
8	Aleksandr, Solzhenitsyn	2
9	Iraq Policy Debate	2
10	Events in Iraq	1