PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

July 8 - 13, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	20%
2	2008 Campaign	7
3	International War on Terror	4
4	US Domestic Terror Threat	4
5	Events in Iraq	4
6	Lady Bird Johnson Dies	4
7	Pakistan Mosque Siege	2
8	2003 Pizza Bomber Case	2
9	Fired Attorneys Scandal	2
10	DC Escort Scandal	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	15%
2	2008 Campaign	8
3	Events in Iraq	6
4	Lady Bird Johnson Dies	4
5	US Economic Numbers	2
6	US Domestic Terror Threat	2
7	Fired Attorneys Scandal	2
8	Harry Potter	2
9	Health Care Debate	2
10	Immigration	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	17%
2	Pakistan Mosque Siege	11
3	Lady Bird Johnson Dies	8
4	2008 Campaign	6
5	International War on Terror	6
6	2005 London Bombers Convicted	4
7	Immigration	3
8	Events in Iraq	3
9	DC Escort Scandal	3
10	US Domestic Terror Threat	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	29%
2	2008 Campaign	6
3	Lady Bird Johnson Dies	6
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	International War on Terror	5
6	Heat Wave	4
7	US Domestic Terror Threat	3
8	Fires in Western States	3
9	Iraq Homefront	2
10	2003 Pizza Bomber Case	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	22%
2	International War on Terror	8
3	2008 Campaign	7
4	2003 Pizza Bomber Case	6
5	US Domestic Terror Threat	6
6	DC Escort Scandal	5
7	Health Care Debate	3
8	Events in Iraq	3
9	Fired Attorneys Scandal	2
10	Immigration	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	20%
2	Global Warming	6
3	US Domestic Terror Threat	6
4	Congress	5
5	2008 Campaign	4
6	Iraq Homefront	4
7	Fired Attorneys Scandal	3
8	Pakistan Mosque Siege	2
9	US Economic Numbers	2
10	Pennsylvania Government Shutdown	1