PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Jan. 7 - 12, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	34%
2	New Congress	7
3	U.S. Attack on Somalia Targets	5
4	Events in Iraq	4
5	Iraq Homefront	2
6	Malibu Fires	2
7	Beckham Signs in U.S.	2
8	Immigration Debate	2
9	Stem Cells	2
10	California Health Care	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	23%
2	New Congress	6
3	Immigration Debate	3
4	California Health Care	3
5	Events in Iraq	3
6	U.S. Attack on Somalia Targets	3
7	Iraq Homefront	3
8	Unusual Winter Weather	2
9	Malibu Fires	2
10	Apple Introduces iPhone	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	22%
2	U.S. Attack on Somalia Targets	11
3	New Congress	11
4	Events in Iraq	6
5	Somalia Fighting	5
6	Saddam Trial	3
7	U.S. Embassy in Greece Attacked	3
8	Lost Indonesian Plane	2
9	Malibu Fires	2
10	Stem Cells	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	43%
2	Events in Iraq	6
3	Iraq Homefront	6
4	U.S. Attack on Somalia Targets	5
5	New Congress	3
6	Stem Cells	3
7	Malibu Fires	2
8	Katrina Aftermath	2
9	Apple Introduces iPhone	2
10	California Health Care	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	41%
2	U.S. Attack on Somalia Targets	4
3	Events in Iraq	3
4	New Congress	3
5	Beckham Signs in U.S.	3
6	Malibu Fires	3
7	Conflict with Iran	3
8	Boys Found in Missouri	2
9	Duke Lacrosse Scandal	2
10	Immigration Debate	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	46%
2	New Congress	17
3	Events in Iraq	4
4	NYC Odor	3
5	Stem Cells	3
6	Katrina Aftermath	2
7	College Football Championship	1
8	U.S. Attack on Somalia Targets	1
9	General Middle East	1
10	General War on Terror	1