PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

May 13 - 18, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	10%
2	2008 Campaign	10
3	Immigration	9
4	Jerry Falwell's Death	6
5	Iraq Policy Debate	5
6	Paul Wolfowitz Scandal	4
7	Chrysler Sold	3
8	James Comey Testimony	3
9	Israeli/Palestinian Conflict	2
10	Gas/Oil Prices	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	8%
2	Events in Iraq	7
3	Paul Wolfowitz Scandal	7
4	Jerry Falwell's Death	7
5	Immigration	5
6	Afghanistan	5
7	Chrysler Sold	5
8	Iraq Policy Debate	4
9	James Comey Testimony	4
10	Israeli/Palestinian Conflict	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	20%
2	Israeli/Palestinian Conflict	8
3	Paul Wolfowitz Scandal	6
4	Chrysler Sold	5
5	Iraq Policy Debate	5
6	Immigration	5
7	Rival Palestinian Factions	4
8	Campaign 2008	4
9	Gas/Oil Prices	3
10	French Elections	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	13%
2	Immigration	10
3	2008 Campaign	7
4	Paul Wolfowitz Scandal	6
5	Jerry Falwell's Death	5
6	Chrysler Sold	4
7	Gas/Oil Prices	4
8	General War on Terror	3
9	Iraq Policy Debate	3
10	Hurricane Katrina Aftermath	3

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	17%
2	Immigration	11
3	Jerry Falwell's Death	10
4	Events in Iraq	8
5	James Comey Testimony	4
6	Fired US Attorney Scandal	4
7	Iraq Policy Debate	4
8	US Economic Numbers	2
9	Iran	2
10	Georgia and Florida Wildfires	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Immigration	18%
2	2008 Campaign	11
3	Iraq Policy Debate	10
4	Events in Iraq	6
5	Jerry Falwell's Death	3
6	Fired US Attorney Scandal	2
7	Gas/Oil Prices	2
8	Iran	1
9	Congress	1
10	Paul Wolfowitz Scandal	1