PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

March 4 - 9, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Libby Trial	13%
2	2008 Campaign	9
3	Events in Iraq	8
4	Iraq Homefront	7
5	Iraq Policy Debate	7
6	Bush Trip to Latin America	3
7	Fired U.S. Attorney Controversy	2
8	Immigration	2
9	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	2
10	Bronx Fire	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Campaign 2008	9%
2	Libby Trial	8
3	Fired U.S. Attorney Controversy	6
4	Iraq Policy Debate	6
5	Events in Iraq	6
6	Iraq Homefront	5
7	Immigration	3
8	Health Care	2
9	Energy	2
10	NCAA Basketball Tournament	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	14%
2	Libby Trial	10
3	Iraq Homefront	7
4	Iran	6
5	Bush Trip to Latin America	5
6	Indonesian Plane Crash	5
7	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	3
8	Iraq Policy Debate	3
9	Mega Millions Lottery	3
10	Global Warming	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	12%
2	Iraq Homefront	12
3	Libby Trial	10
4	Iraq Policy Debate	7
5	2008 Campaign	6
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	4
7	Bush Trip to Latin America	3
8	Bronx Fire	3
9	Mega Millions Lottery	3
10	Cheney's Health	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Libby Trial	18%
2	2008 Campaign	12
3	Iraq Policy Debate	9
4	Iraq Homefront	8
5	Events in Iraq	5
6	Bush Trip to Latin America	4
7	Immigration	3
8	Ann Coulter's Comments	2
9	John Couey Conviction	2
10	Anna Nicole Smith	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Libby Trial	24%
2	2008 Campaign	14
3	Iraq Policy Debate	7
4	Congress	5
5	Iraq Homefront	5
6	Bush Trip to Latin America	3
7	Immigration	3
8	Hurricane Katrina Aftermath	2
9	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	1
10	Fired U.S. Attorney Controversy	1