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