PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

December 8 - 14, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal

28%

2

U.S. Auto Industry

18

3

Financial Crisis

11

4

New Obama Administration

8

5

Caylee Anthony, missing girl in Florida

2

6

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

2

7

Global Warming

2

8

Mumbai Terror Attacks 2

9

Events in Iraq

2

10 Riots in Greece

1

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

U.S. Auto Industry

15%

2

Financial Crisis

14

3

Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal

12

4

New Obama Administration

10

5

Global Warming

6

6

Events in Iraq 4

7

Mumbai Terror Attacks

4

8

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Afforts to Combat

3

9

Holiday Season
2

10

Taxes

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal

29%

2

U.S. Auto Industry 19

3

New Obama Administration 8

4

Financial Crisis

6

5

Riots in Greece 5

6

Caylee Anthony, missing girl in Florida

4

7

San Diego Marine Jet Crash

4

8

Mumbai Terror Attacks
3

9

Afghanistan
3

10

Holiday Season

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

U.S. Auto Industry

20%

2

Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal

20

3

Financial Crisis 16

4

New Obama Administration

4

5

East Coast Storms

3

6

Caylee Anthony, missing girl in Florida

2

7

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Afforts to Combat

2

8

Events in Iraq
2

9

Global Warming

2

10

San Diego Marine Jet Crash 2

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal

44%

2

U.S. Auto Industry 21

3

New Obama Administration

8

4

Financial Crisis

7

5

Caylee Anthony, missing girl in Florida

4

6

Presidential Election Results

2

7

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Afforts to Combat

2

8

Immigration

1

9

Holiday Season

1

10

Newspaper Industry Troubles 1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal

37%

2

U.S. Auto Industry 16

3

Financial Crisis

12

4

New Obama Administration

5

5

Pakistan

3

6

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Afforts to Combat

2

7

Newspaper Industry Troubles

1

8

Zimbabwe Elections

1

9

Congressional Election Results

1

10

Congressional Corruption Scandals 1