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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
|