PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Jan. 14 - 19, 2007

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*Updated 1-24-07

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	14%
2	Kidnapped Teens	8
3	Snowstorms	6
4	Events in Iraq	6
5	2008 Campaign	5
6	New Congress	4
7	Domestic Terrorism	4
8	Execution of Saddam's Aides	2
9	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday	2
10	Art Buchwald Dies	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	9%
2	Events in Iraq	7
3	New Congress	6
4	Snowstorms	5
5	2008 Campaign	4
6	Global Warming	3
7	Domestic Terrorism	3
8	Art Buchwald Dies	3
9	Kidnapped Teens	3
10	Execution of Saddam's Aides	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	10%
2	Snowstorms	10
3	Iraq Policy Debate	9
4	Kidnapped Teens	9
5	Execution of Saddam's Aides	5
6	Afghanistan	4
7	Iran	4
8	Domestic Terrorism	4
9	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday	3
10	Art Buchwald Dies	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	25%
2	Snowstorms	10
3	Kidnapped Teens	8
4	Events in Iraq	6
5	2008 Campaign	5
6	Domestic Terrorism	4
7	Golden Globe Awards	2
8	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday	2
9	Drop in Oil Prices	2
10	Afghanistan	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	18%
2	Kidnapped Teens	15
3	2008 Campaign	8
4	Duke Lacrosse Scandal	5
5	Snowstorms	3
6	Iran	3
7	Events in Iraq	3
8	Domestic Terrorism	2
9	China Tests Weapon	2
10	Immigration Debate	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	9%
2	New Congress	9
3	2008 Campaign	7
4	Domestic Terrorism	6
5	Global Warming	4
6	Events in Iraq	4
7	Snowstorms	3
8	Execution of Saddam's Aides	3
9	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday	3
10	CIA Leak/Scooter Libby Trial	2