PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

May 6 - 11, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

14%

2

NJ Terror Plot

6

3

Kansas Tornadoes

6

4

2008 Campaign

6

5

Events in Iraq

3

6

Tony Blair Resigns

3

7

French Elections

3

8

California Fires

3

9

Queen Elizabeth Visits the US

2

10

Fired US Attorney Controversy

2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

8%

2

NJ Terror Plot
6

3

2008 Campaign

4

4

Events in Iraq

4

5

Iraq Homefront

3

6

Health Care

3

7

French Elections

2

8

Wolfowitz World Bank Scandal

2

9

Kansas Tornadoes

2

10

Fired US Attorney Controversy

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

14%

2

Tony Blair Resigns

8

3

Events in Iraq

6

4

Kansas Tornadoes

6

5

French Elections

6

6

California Fires

5

7

NJ Terror Plot

5

8

Northern Ireland

3

9

Afghanistan

3

10

VA Tech Shooting

3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

13%

2

Kansas Tornadoes

10

3

Tony Blair Resigns

6

4

Flooding in Midwest

5

5

Queen Elizabeth Visits the US

5

6

NJ Terror Plot

5

7

Georgia/Florida Fires

5

8

California Fires

4

9

Events in Iraq

3

10

French Elections

2

 

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Iraq Policy Debate

22%

2

2008 Campaign

11

3

Kansas Tornadoes

9

4

NJ Terror Plot

8

5

California Fires

3

6

Don Imus

3

7

Flooding in Midwest

2

8

Queen Elizabeth Visits the US

2

9

Events in Iraq

2

10

Fired US Attorney Controversy

2

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

12%

2

NJ Terror Plot

9

3

Iraq Policy Debate

8

4

Fired US Attorney Controversy

7

5

French Elections

7

6

Gas/Oil Prices

5

7

US Domestic Terrorism

5

8

Kansas Tornadoes

5

9

Immigration

3

10

CIA Leak/Scooter Libby Trial

3