PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

July 15 - 20, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	14%
2	2008 Campaign	9
3	US Domestic Terror Threat	6
4	Events in Iraq	6
5	Pakistan	3
6	Brazilian Plane Crash	3
7	NYC Steam Pipe Blast	3
8	Immigration	2
9	Japanese Earthquake	2
10	North Korea	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	10%
2	2008 Campaign	6
3	Events in Iraq	5
4	Equipment for US Troops	4
5	Pakistan	4
6	Catholic Priest Abuse Scandal	3
7	Immigration	3
8	Hurricane Katrina Aftermath	2
9	North Korea	2
10	Harry Potter	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	13%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	11
3	Brazilian Plane Crash	9
4	Japanese Earthquake	8
5	US Domestic Terror Threat	8
6	Pakistan	8
7	North Korea	6
8	Israeli/Palestinian Conflict	6
9	NYC Steam Pipe Blast	4
10	Rupert Murdoch Bids for WSJ	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	19%
2	US Domestic Terror Threat	7
3	Events in Iraq	7
4	2008 Campaign	6
5	Pakistan	4
6	Harry Potter	4
7	NYC Steam Pipe Blast	4
8	Catholic Priest Abuse Scandal	3
9	Brazilian Plane Crash	3
10	FDA/Imported Food Safety	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	19%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	15
3	US Domestic Terror Threat	8
4	Immigration	4
5	Brazilian Plane Crash	3
6	NYC Steam Pipe Blast	3
7	Events in Iraq	2
8	DC Escort Scandal	2
9	FDA/Imported Food Safety	2
10	Wrestler Crime	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	17%
2	US Domestic Terror Threat	8
3	2008 Campaign	6
4	Fairness Doctrine	5
5	NYC Steam Pipe Blast	4
6	Congress	3
7	Immigration	3
8	Events in Iraq	3
9	Iran	2
10	Japanese Earthquake	2