PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

September 8 - 14, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	39%
2	Hurricane Ike	14
3	Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Troubles	6
4	September 11 Commemorations	6
5	CERN, Big Bang machine	2
6	Afghanistan	2
7	Lehman Brothers	2
8	Iraq Policy	2
9	North Korea	2
10	Sex, Oil and the Interior Department	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	21%
2	Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac	13
3	Hurricane Ike	10
4	September 11 Commemorations	6
5	Lehman Brothers	4
6	Gas/Oil Prices	4
7	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	3
8	Sex, Oil and the Interior Department	3
9	LA Train Crash	3
10	Afghanistan	3

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	22%
2	Hurricane Ike	17
3	September 11 Commemorations	8
4	CERN Big Bang Machine	6
5	Pakistan	5
6	North Korea	4
7	Afghanistan	4
8	Iraq Policy	4
9	Georgia/Russia Conflict	3
10	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	44%
2	Hurricane Ike	15
3	September 11 Commemorations	6
4	Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac	4
5	CERN Big Bang Machine	3
6	Iraq Policy Debate	3
7	Afghanistan	3
8	Bob Woodword Book 'The War Within'	1
9	Tomatoes Salmonella Scare	1
10	Sex, Oil and the Interior Department	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	63%
2	Hurricane Ike	17
3	Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac	3
4	War on Terror General	1
5	September 11 Commemorations	1
6	Lehman Brothers	1
7	Iraq Policy	1
8	North Korea	1
9	Gas/Oi Prices	1
10	Immigration	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	53%
2	September 11 Commemorations	9
3	Hurricane Ike	6
4	Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac	6
5	Russia	1
6	Sex, Oil and the Interior Department	1
7	Energy Debate	1
8	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	1
9	U.S. Economy	1
10	U.S. Airline Industry	1