PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

November 10 - 16, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	24%
2	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	24
3	Presidential Election Results	10
4	U.S. Auto Industry	5
5	Veteran's Day	3
6	Southern California Wildfires	3
7	Events in Iraq	2
8	Congressional Election Results	2
9	Same Sex Marriage Debate	2
10	Heart Disease Research	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	29%
2	New Obama Administration	15
3	U.S. Auto Industry	7
4	Presidential Election Results	4
5	Events in Iraq	4
6	Iraq Homefront	3
7	Pakistan	3
8	Southern California Wildfires	3
9	Heart Disease Research	3
10	Veteran's Day	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	26%
2	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	17
3	Veterans' Day	7
4	Presidential Election Results	7
5	Events in Iraq	5
6	Southern California Wildfires	5
7	U.S. Auto Industry	5
8	Afghanistan	2
9	Heart Disease Research	2
10	War on Terror	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	33%
2	New Obama Administration	21
3	Presidential Election Results	10
4	U.S. Auto Industry	3
5	Southern California Wildfires	3
6	Veteran's Day	2
7	Heart Disease Research	2
8	Pakistan	1
9	U.S. Economy	1
10	Congressional Election Results	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	32%
2	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	22
3	Presidential Election Results	17
4	Congressional Election Results	6
5	U.S. Auto Industry	6
6	Same Sex Marriage Debate	3
7	Southern California Wildfires	1
8	Immigration	1
9	Natalee Holloway Disappearance	1
10	Veterans' Day	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	30%
2	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	15
3	Presidential Election Results	13
4	U.S. Auto Industry	5
5	Congressional Election Results	4
6	Same Sex Marriage Debate	1
7	Pakistan	1
8	New 111th Congress	1
9	Iraq Homefront	1
10	Immigration	1