PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

August 18 - 24, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

35%

2

Olympics

10

3

Georgia/Russia Conflict

8

4

Tropical Storm Fay

7

5

Pakistan

5

6

Events in Iraq

3

7

U.S. Economy

3

8

Madrid Plane Crash
2

9

Russia

1

10

Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida

1

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

24%

2

Olympics

13

3

Georgia/Russia Conflict

9

4

Events in Iraq 7

5

Pakistan 6

6

U.S. Economy
4

7

Afghanistan

2

8

Anthrax Case

2

9

Gas/Oil Prices
2

10

Energy Debate

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

25%

2

Tropical Storm Fay 16

3

Georgia/Russia Conflict 14

4

Olympics

10

5

Pakistan
8

6

Events in Iraq

5

7

Russia

3

8

Madrid Plane Crash 2

9

Afghanistan 2

10

Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Olympics

22%

2

2008 Campaign

21

3

Tropical Storm Fay 11

4

Georgia/Russia Conflict

4

5

U.S. Economy

4

6

Pakistan

4

7

Madrid Plane Crash

3

8

Russia

3

9

Gas/Oil Prices

2

10

Iraq Homefront 2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

60%

2

Tropical Storm Fay 7

3

Georgia /Russia Conflict

6

4

Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida

4

5

Stephanie Tubb Jones Dies

2

6

Immigration

2

7

Pakistan

2

8

Russia

1

9

Madrid Plane Crash

1

10

U.S. Economy 1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

46%

2

Olympics 6

3

Pakistan

6

4

Georgia Russia Conflict

5

5

U.S. Economy

4

6

Energy Debate

3

7

Tropical Storm Fay

3

8

Afghanistan

1

9

Madrid Plane Crash

1

10

Grand Canyon Flooding 1