PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

September 29 - October 5, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	45%
2	2008 Campaign	34
3	Steve Fossett	2
4	U.S. Economy	1
5	Pakistan	1
6	Immigration	1
7	Events in Iraq	1
8	Afghanistan	1
9	Ted Stevens Trial	1
10	Paul Newman Dies	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	47%
2	2008 Campaign	22
3	Immigration	4
4	Afghanistan	2
5	Events in Iraq	2
6	Pakistan	2
7	Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac	2
8	Bloomberg Tries for 3rd Term	1
9	O.J. Simpson	1
10	Baseball Playoffs	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	43%
2	2008 Campaign	28
3	Steve Fossett	5
4	U.S. Economy	2
5	Ted Stevens Trial	2
6	Pakistan	2
7	Georgia/Russia Conflict	1
8	Hurricane Ike	1
9	Tropical Storm Kyle	1
10	Chinese Product Recalls	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	43%
2	2008 Campaign	36
3	Paul Newman Dies	3
4	Steve Fossett	2
5	U.S. Economy	2
6	Alberto Gonzales Scandals	1
7	Pakistan	1
8	Baseball Playoffs	1
9	Gas/Oil Prices	1
10	Hurricane Ike	<1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	49%
2	2008 Campaign	47
3	Ted Stevens Trial	<1
4	Pakistan	<1
5	Hurricane Ike	<1
6	Iraq Policy Debate	<1
7	Steve Fossett	<1
8	Iran	<1
9	War on Terror	<1
10	Gas/Oil Prices	<1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	45%
2	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	35
3	U.S. Economy	1
4	Steve Fossett	1
5	Ted Stevens Trial	1
6	O.J. Simpson	1
7	Paul Newman Dies	1
8	North Korea	<1
9	Baseball Playoffs	<1
10	Pakistan	<1