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