PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

December 1 - 7, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis	20%
2	New Obama Administration	18
3	U.S. Auto Industry	17
4	Mumbai Terror Attacks	11
5	Holiday Season	3
6	O.J. Simpson	3
7	Congressional Election Results	3
8	President Bush's Last Days	2
9	Thailand Protests and Unrest	1
10	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis	27%
2	New Obama Administration	17
3	U.S. Auto Industry	14
4	Mumbai Terror Attacks	14
5	Health Care Debate	3
6	Mexican Drug War	2
7	Events in Iraq	2
8	Holiday Season	2
9	Aghanistan	1
10	Zimbabwe	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Financial Crisis	21%
2	New Obama Administration	19
3	U.S. Auto Industry	11
4	Mumbai Terror Attacks	9
5	Thailand Protests and Unrest	6
6	O.J. Simpson	4
7	Congressional Election Results	4
8	Pirates from Somalia	3
9	Gas/Oil Prices	2
10	Mexican Drug War	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	U.S. Auto Industry	20%
2	Financial Crisis	18
3	Mumbai Terror Attacks	16
4	New Obama Administration	12
5	President Bush's Last Days	4
6	Plaxico Burress	2
7	Holiday Season	2
8	Presidential Election Results	1
9	Cyberspace Issues	1
10	O.J. Simpson	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	23%
2	U.S. Auto Industry	22
3	Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout	16
4	Mumbai Terror Attacks	6
5	O.J. Simpson	6
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	4
7	Congressional Election Results	4
8	Holiday Season	4
9	President Bush's Last Days	3
10	Presidential Election Results	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	U.S. Auto Industry	19%
2	New Obama Administration	18
3	Financial Crisis	11
4	Mumbai Terror Attacks	10
5	Immigration	6
6	Holiday Season	6
7	Congressional Election Results	3
8	President Bush's Last Days	2
9	Gas/Oil Prices	1
10	Presidential Election Results	1