PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Jan. 21 - 26, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	13%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	13
3	Bush's State of the Union Speech	13
4	Events in Iraq	9
5	Scooter Libby Trial	3
6	Lebanon Protests	2
7	Afghanistan	2
8	Iran	1
9	Ford Company Reports Record Loss	1
10	Health Care	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	17%
2	Bush's State of the Union Speech	12
3	Events in Iraq	9
4	Scooter Libby Trial	4
5	Iraq Policy Debate	3
6	Global Warming	3
7	Iraq War Homefront	2
8	NFL Playoffs/Super Bowl	1
9	Health Care	1
10	Hurricane Katrina Aftermath	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Bush's State of the Union Speech	17%
2	Events in Iraq	14
3	Iraq Policy Debate	9
4	Lebanon Protests	6
5	Charges Against Israeli President	5
6	Scooter Libby Trial	5
7	Afghanistan	5
8	Oscars	4
9	Ford Company Reports Record Loss	3
10	Snowstorms	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	18%
2	2008 Campaign	13
3	Events in Iraq	11
4	Bush's State of the Union Speech	10
5	Health Care	4
6	Iraq War Homefront	3
7	Ford Company Reports Record Loss	2
8	Arrests Made in 1964 Murders	2
9	Defense Secretary Robert Gates' Plans	2
10	Scooter Libby Trial	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	20%
2	Campaign 2008	17
3	Bush's State of the Union Speech	8
4	Events in Iraq	7
5	Scooter Libby Trial	4
6	Iran	3
7	Immigration Debate	3
8	Lebanon Protests	3
9	Kidnapped Teens	2
10	Afghanistan	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Bush's State of the Union Speech	23%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	16
3	2008 Campaign	13
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	New Congress	4
6	Scooter Libby Trial	3
7	Immigration Debate	2
8	Jimmy Carter Book Controversy	2
9	U.S. Economic Numbers	2
10	Saddam Execution	1