PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

April 8 - 13, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Imus's Comments

26%

2

Events in Iraq

10

3

Duke Lacrosse Scandal

7

4

Iraq Policy Debate
5

5

Immigration
5

6

2008 Campaign

4

7

Fired US Attorneys

2

8

Iran

2

9

Kurt Vonnegut Dies

2

10

Iraq Homefront

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Events in Iraq

11%

2

2008 Campaign

8

3

Imus's Comment

7

4

Kurt Vonnegut Dies

6

5

US Economic Numbers

5

6

Iraq Policy Debate

4

7

Duke Lacrosse Scandal

3

8

Iraq Homefront

3

9

Immigration

3

10

Afghanistan

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Events in Iraq

23%

2

Imus's Comments

13

3

Iran

7

4

Immigration

6

5

North Korea

6

6

Duke Lacrosse Scandal

5

7

Kurt Vonnegut Dies

3

8

2008 Campaign

3

9

NJ Gov. Corzine Crash

3

10

Afghanistan

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Imus's Comments

25%

2

Events in Iraq

12

3

Duke Lacrosse Scandal

9

4

Iraq Policy Debate

6

5

Storms/Snow

4

6

Afghanistan

4

7

Immigration

4

8

Iraq Homefront

3

9

2008 Campaign

3

10

General War on Terror

2

 

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Imus's Comments

48%

2

Duke Lacrosse Scandal

8

3

Iraq Policy Debate

6

4

Immigration

5

5

Events in Iraq

4

6

Fired US Attorneys

3

7

Anna Nicole Smith

3

8

2008 Campaign

2

9

Iran

2

10

Storms/Snow

1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Imus's Comments

39%

2

Duke Lacrosse Scandal

9

3

Immigration

6

4

Iraq Policy Debate

5

5

Fired US Attorneys

5

6

2008 Campaign

3

7

Events in Iraq

3

8

Pelosi Trip to Middle East

2

9

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

2

10

Iraq Homefront

2