PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

August 25 - 31, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	69%
2	Hurricane Gustav	7
3	Georgia/Russia Conflict	4
4	Events in Iraq	2
5	U.S. Economy	1
6	Olympics	1
7	Afghanistan	1
8	Hurricane Katrina	1
9	Gas/Oil Prices	1
10	Immigration	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	53%
2	Georgia/Russia Conflict	6
3	Hurricane Gustav	5
4	Events in Iraq	3
5	U.S. Economy	2
6	Iraq Homefront	2
7	Global Warming	2
8	Gas/Oil Prices	2
9	Energy Debate	1
10	Immigration	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	50%
2	Hurricane Gustav	15
3	Georgia/Russia Conflict	8
4	Events in Iraq	4
5	Afghanistan	3
6	Tropical Storm Fay	2
7	Hurricane Katrina	2
8	Cyber Space Issues	2
9	U.S. Economy	2
10	Zimbabwe Elections	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	79%
2	Hurricane Gustav	8
3	Olympics	2
4	Georgia/Russia Conflict	1
5	U.S. Economy	1
6	U.S. Airline Industry	1
7	Iraq Homefront	<1
8	Clark Rockefeller Charges	<1
9	Tropical Storm Fay	<1
10	Hurricane Katrina	<1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	94%
2	Hurricane Gustav	3
3	Gas/Oil Prices	<1
4	U.S. Airline Industry	<1
5	Tropical Storm Fay	<1
6	Stephanie Tubb Jones Death	<1
7	Georgia/Russia Conflcit	<1
8	U.S. Economy	<1
9	Russia	<1
10	Events in Iraq	<1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	69%
2	Georgia/Russia Conflict	4
3	Hurricane Gustav	3
4	Olympics	2
5	Events in Iraq	2
6	U.S. Economy	1
7	Gas/Oil Prices	1
8	Tropical Storm Fay	<1
9	Israeli/Palestinian Conflict	<1
10	Immigration	<1