PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

September 15 - 21, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Market Upheaval/ Privarte Sector Bailout	37%
2	2008 Campaign	31
3	Hurricane Ike	7
4	L.A. Train Crash	2
5	Pakistan	1
6	Events in Iraq	1
7	U.S. Embassy Attacked in Yemen	1
8	U.S. Economy	1
9	China	1
10	Energy Debate	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Market Upheaval/ Private Sector Bailout	48%
2	2008 Campaign	12
3	Hurricane Ike	6
4	Pakistan	2
5	L.A. Train Crash	2
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	2
7	U.S. Economy	2
8	Energy Debate	1
9	Events in Iraq	1
10	Health Care Debate	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Market Upheaval/ Private Sector Bailout	33%
2	2008 Campaign	17
3	Hurricane Ike	15
4	Pakistan	4
5	U.S. Embassy in Yemen Attacked	4
6	China	3
7	L.A. Train Crash	2
8	Events in Iraq	2
9	Zimbabwe Elections	1
10	North Korea	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Market Upheaval/ Private Sector Bailout	41%
2	2008 Campaign	27
3	Hurricane Ike	9
4	L.A. Train Crash	2
5	Events in Iraq	2
6	U.S. Economy	1
7	China	1
8	John Edwards Affair	1
9	U.S. Embassy Attacked in Yemen	1
10	Afghanistan	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	61%
2	Market Upheaval/ Private Sector Bailout	29
3	Hurricane Ike	3
4	Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida	1
5	Immigration	1
6	L.A. Train Crash	1
7	Energy Debate	1
8	U.S. Embassy in Yemen Attacked	<1
9	U.S. Auto Industry	<1
10	Iran	<1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	44%
2	Market Upheaval/ Private Sector Bailout	29
3	Hurricane Ike	5
4	Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac	3
5	Gas/Oil Prices	1
6	L.A. Train Crash	1
7	2008 Congressional Campaigns	1
8	O.J. Simpson	<1
9	Congressional Political COrruption Scandals	<1
10	Russia	<1