PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Feb. 11 - 16, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

11%

2

Campaign 2008

9

3

Iran

7

4

Severe Weather

7

5

Events in Iraq

7

6

Anna Nicole Smith

6

7

North Korea

6

8

Libby Trial

3

9

Iraq Homefront

2

10

Afghanistan

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iran

8%

2

North Korea

8

3

Events in Iraq

8

4

Campaign 2008

6

5

Iraq Homefront

4

6

Putin's Comments on US Foreign Policy

4

7

Libby Trial

4

8

Chrysler Cuts Jobs

3

9

Health Care

3

10

Severe Weather

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Events in Iraq

14%

2

Campaign 2008

10

3

Severe Weather

10

4

Iraq Policy Debate

9

5

North Korea

9

6

Utah Mall Shootings

4

7

Iran

3

8

Afghanistan

3

9

Libby Trial

3

10

Chrysler Cuts Jobs

3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Severe Weather

16%

2

Iraq Policy Debate

15

3

Iran

10

4

Campaign 2008

9

5

North Korea

7

6

Events in Iraq

6

7

Utah Mall Shootings

4

8

Anna Nicole Smith

3

9

Iraq Homefront

2

10

Chrysler Cuts Jobs

1

 

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Anna Nicole Smith Dies

20%

2

Iraq Policy Debate

13

3

Campaign 2008

12

4

Iran

9

5

Severe Weather

7

6

Events in Iraq

4

7

Libby Trial

4

8

Afghanistan

3

9

Immigration

2

10

North Korea

1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

27%

2

Events in Iraq

7

3

Campaign 2008

6

4

Iran

5

5

Iraq Homefront

5

6

Global Warming

4

7

North Korea

4

8

Severe Weather

3

9

Afghanistan

2

10

Utah Mall Shootings

2