PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

April 29 - May 4, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

13%

2

Iraq Policy Debate

12

3

Events in Iraq

7

4

George Tenet Book

5

5

Immigration

5

6

Condoleeza Rice Trip

4

7

DC Escort Scandal

2

8

Queen Elizabeth Visits the US

2

9

Murdoch Bids for Dow Jones

2

10

Israel/Lebanon Conflict

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

11%

2

Events in Iraq
10

3

Iraq Policy Debate

7

4

Murdoch Bids for Dow Jones

5

5

Condoleeza Rice Trip

3

6

Immigration

3

7

Pet Food Recall

3

8

Sudan/Darfur

2

9

London Bombing Plotters Convicted

2

10

Global Warming

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Events in Iraq

12%

2

2008 Campaign

12

3

Condoleeza Rice Trip

9

4

Iraq Policy Debate

8

5

Israel/Lebanon Conflict

7

6

Immigration

3

7

Fidel Castro's Health

2

8

Global Warming

2

9

San Francisco Highway Collapse

2

10

George Tenet Book

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

11%

2

2008 Campaign

9

3

George Tenet Book

9

4

Queen Elizabeth Visits the US

5

5

Events in Iraq

5

6

Immigration

4

7

Condoleeza Rice Trip

4

8

LA Police Actions at Immigration Rally

3

9

Iraq Homefront

3

10

DC Escort Scandal

2

 

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

18%

2

2008 Campaign

18

3

Immigration

11

4

George Tenet Book

8

5

Don Imus's Comments

4

6

DC Escort Scandal

4

7

Events in Iraq

3

8

Queen Elizabeth Visits the US

2

9

Condoleeza Rice Trip

2

10

LA Police Actions at Immigration Rally

2

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

18%

2

2008 Campaign

18

3

George Tenet Book

9

4

Condoleeza Rice Trip

3

5

Immigration

3

6

DC Escort Scandal

2

7

Fidel Castro's Health

2

8

Sudan/Darfur

2

9

San Francisco Highway Collapse

2

10

US Domestic Terrorism

1