PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

September 22 - 28, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	40%
2	2008 Campaign	33
3	Hurricane Ike	2
4	U.S. Economy	2
5	Pakistan	2
6	Paul Newman Dies	2
7	China	1
8	Iran	1
9	Gas/Oil Prices	1
10	Events in Iraq	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	45%
2	2008 Campaign	19
3	Paul Newman Dies	6
4	U.S. Economy	2
5	Catholic Priest Abuse Scandal	2
6	Events in Iraq	2
7	Conflict in Sudan/Darfur	2
8	Pakistan	1
9	Anthrax Case	1
10	Global Warming	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	29%
2	2008 Campaign	28
3	Hurricane Ike	6
4	China	5
5	Pakistan	4
6	U.S. Economy	4
7	Gas/Oil Prices	3
8	Finland School Shooting	2
9	Iran	2
10	O.J. Simpson	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	42%
2	2008 Campaign	37
3	Hurricane Ike	3
4	Pakistan	2
5	U.S. Economy	1
6	China	1
7	Tropical Storm Kyle	1
8	Iran	<1
9	Finland School Shooting	<1
10	Cyberspace Issues	<1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	51%
2	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	41
3	Iran	2
4	Hurricane Ike	1
5	U.S. Economy	1
6	2008 Congressional Campaigns	<1
7	Immigration Debate	<1
8	U.S. Auto Industry	<1
9	War on Terror	<1
10	Caylee Anthony, Missing Girl in Florida.	<1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	40%
2	2008 Campaign	32
3	Iran	2
4	China	2
5	Hurricane Ike	1
6	Events in Iraq	1
7	Pakistan	1
8	Energy Debate	1
9	Russia	1
10	U.S. Economy	1