PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Jan. 28 - Feb. 2, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

15%

2

Campaign 2008

9

3

Events in Iraq

6

4

Iran

6

5

Global Warming

5

6

Scooter Libby Trial

4

7

Super Bowl

3

8

Boston Ad Scare

3

9

Florida Tornadoes

3

10

Barbaro

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

9%

2

Campaign 2008

7

3

Super Bowl

6

4

Iran

5

5

Events in Iraq

4

6

Scooter Libby Trial

4

7

Global Warming

4

8

Barbaro

3

9

New Congress

2

10

Boston Ad Scare

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Events in Iraq

10%

2

Iraq Policy Debate

10

3

Global Warming

9

4

Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

7

5

Boston Ad Scare

6

6

Campaign 2008

5

7

Iran

5

8

Scooter Libby Trial

5

9

British Terror Raids

4

10

Rival Palestinian Factions

3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

15%

2

Campaign 2008

9

3

Events in Iraq

9

4

Global Warming

7

5

Iran

5

6

Barbaro

4

7

Florida Tornadoes

4

8

Super Bowl

3

9

Boston Ad Scare

3

10

British Terror Raids

3

 

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

20%

2

Campaign 2008

13

3

Iran

8

4

Florida Tornadoes

7

5

Events in Iraq

5

6

Scooter Libby Trial

4

7

Boston Ad Scare

3

8

Immigration Debate

2

9

U.S. Economic Numbers

2

10

Super Bowl

2

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

21%

2

Campaign 2008

11

3

Global Warming

5

4

Molly Ivins Dies

5

5

Scooter Libby Trial

4

6

Iran

4

7

Events in Iraq

3

8

Barbaro

2

9

Super Bowl

2

10

S.F. Mayor Affair

2