PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

August 11 - 17, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Georgia/Russia Conflict	26%
2	2008 Campaign	21
3	Olympics	14
4	John Edwards Admits Affair	4
5	U.S. Economy	3
6	Energy Debate	2
7	Shooting at Arkansas Democratic Party HQ	2
8	Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida	2
9	Pakistan	1
10	Gas/Oil Prices	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Georgia/Russia Conflict	28%
2	Olympics	13
3	2008 Campaign	13
4	U.S. Economy	6
5	Immigration	2
6	Energy Debate	2
7	Cyberspace Issues	2
8	Events in Iraq	2
9	Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Troubles	2
10	Pakistan	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Georgia/Russia Conflict	31%
2	Olympics	18
3	2008 Campaign	11
4	Shooting at Arkansas Democratic Party HQ	5
5	Pakistan	5
6	Clark Rockefeller kidnapping charges	4
7	John Edwards Admits Affair	2
8	Zimbabwe Elections	2
9	U.S. Auto Industry	1
10	U.S. Economy	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Olympics	28%
2	Georgia/Russia Conflict	23
3	2008 Campaign	12
4	Energy Debate	4
5	U.S. Economy	4
6	John Edwards Admits Affair	3
7	Gas/Oil Prices	3
8	China	2
9	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	1
10	Health Care Debate	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	44%
2	Georgia/Russia Conflict	21
3	John Edwards Admits Affair	7
4	Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida	6
5	Olympics	2
6	U.S. Economy	2
7	Immigration	1
8	Gas/Oil Prices	1
9	Energy Debate	1
10	Shooting at Arkansas Democratic Party HQ	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Georgia/Russia Conflict	29%
2	2008 Campaign	25
3	Olympics	9
4	John Edwards Admits Affair	8
5	Afghanistan	3
6	Gas/Oil Prices	2
7	War on Terror	2
8	U.S. Economy	1
9	U.S. Airline Industry	1
10	Shooting at Arkansas Democratic Party HQ	<1