PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

54%

2

Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout

13

3

Congressioanl Political Corruption Scandals

2

4

Events in Iraq

2

5

Jennifer Hudson's Family Killed

2

6

Baseball World Series

1

7

Afghanistan

1

8

9

Pakistan

1

10

2008 Congressional Campaigns

1

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

34%

2

19

3

4

4

5

6

7

2

8

2

9

10

Health Care Debate

2

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

38%

2

3

4

4

5

6

2

7

2

8

9

10

Congressional Political Corruption Scandals

2

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

55%

2

14

3

4

3

5

U.S. Auto Industry

2

6

2

7

1

8

1

9

1

10

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

84%

2

3

2

4

1

5

1

6

1

7

1

8

1

9

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10

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

65%

2

3

2

4

2

5

1

6

1

7

1

8

1

9

1

10