PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

June 24 - 29, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Immigration	12%
2	2008 Campaign	6
3	Supreme Court Actions	6
4	UK Terror	5
5	VP Cheney Controversies	5
6	Lake Tahoe Fire	5
7	Events in Iraq	4
8	Iraq Policy Debate	4
9	Ohio Woman	3
10	Texas/Plains Flooding	3

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Immigration	14%
2	2008 Campaign	11
3	VP Cheney Controversies	8
4	Supreme Court Actions	7
5	Iraq Policy Debate	4
6	Events in Iraq	4
7	CIA Internal Reports	3
8	China Recalls	2
9	Iraq Homefront	2
10	Lake Tahoe Fire	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	10%
2	Lake Tahoe Fire	8
3	British Prime Minister	7
4	Immigration	6
5	Fired US Attorneys	5
6	Paris Hilton	5
7	US Domestic Terrorism	5
8	Iraq Policy Debate	4
9	Israeli/Palestinain Conflict	4
10	Texas/Plains Flooding	4

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Supreme Court Actions	13%
2	Lake Tahoe Fire	10
3	Immigration	6
4	UK Terror	6
5	Iraq Policy Debate	5
6	British Prime Minister	5
7	Texas/Plains Flooding	4
8	Wrestler Crime	4
9	Ohio Woman	4
10	VP Cheney Controversies	4

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	UK Terror	13%
2	Immigration	12
3	Campaign 2008	7
4	Ohio Woman	7
5	Wrestler Crime	7
6	Paris Hilton	5
7	VP Cheney Controversies	5
8	Ann Coulter Comments	4
9	Texas/Plains Flooding	4
10	Iraq Policy Debate	4

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Immigration	27%
2	Fairness Doctrine	6
3	VP Cheney Controversies	5
4	UK Terror	5
5	Supreme Court Actions	5
6	US Domestic Terrorism	5
7	Events in Iraq	4
8	Lake Tahoe Fire	4
9	Ohio Woman	3
10	2008 Campaign	3