PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

December 29, 2008 - January 4, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Gaza Conflict	21%
2	Financial Crisis	13
3	Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal	10
4	New Obama Administration	8
5	New Year's Celebrations	4
6	Presidential Election Results	2
7	Events in Iraq	2
8	Afghanistan	2
9	U.S. Auto Industry	2
10	Immigration	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Gaza Conflict	24%
2	Financial Crisis	21
3	New Obama Administration	8
4	Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal	4
5	New Year's Celebrations	4
6	Anthrax Case	3
7	Afghanistan	3
8	Health Care Debate	3
9	Events in Iraq	3
10	Iraq Homefront	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Gaza Conflict	25%
2	Financial Crisis	12
3	New Year's Celebrations	7
4	Thailand Nightclub Fire	4
5	Events in Iraq	3
6	Afghanistan	3
7	New Obama Administration	2
8	U.S. Auto Industry	2
9	Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal	2
10	Iraq Policy Debate	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Gaza Conflict	20%
2	Financial Crisis	13
3	Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal	10
4	New Obama Administration	10
5	New Year's Celebrations	6
6	Midwest and Northwest Winter Weather	3
7	Hurricane Katrina Aftermath	2
8	Avalanche in British Columbia	2
9	Global Warming	1
10	Cuba	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal	19%
2	Gaza Conflict	18
3	New Obama Administration	14
4	Financial Crisis	9
5	Presidential Election Results	8
6	Immigration	3
7	Events in Iraq	2
8	Mandoff Banking Scam	2
9	President Bush's Last Days in White House	2
10	Mexican Drug War	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Ill. Governor Blagojevich Scandal	21%
2	Gaza Conflict	19
3	Financial Crisis	11
4	New Obama Administration	6
5	Madoff Banking Scam	2
6	New Year's Celebrations	2
7	Iraq Homefront	2
8	Events in Iraq	2
9	Iraq Policy Debate	2
10	Pakistan	1