PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

July 22 - 27, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	12%
2	Alberto Gonzales Controversies	6
3	US Domestic Terror Threat	4
4	Iraq Policy Debate	4
5	Iraq Homefront	3
6	Events in Iraq	3
7	Connecticut Murders	2
8	Stocks Fall	2
9	Afghanistan	2
10	Immigration	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	8%
2	Alberto Gonzales Controversies	5
3	Iraq Homefront	4
4	Iraq Policy Debate	4
5	US Domestic Terror Threat	4
6	Events in Iraq	3
7	Libya Commutes Bulgarian Medics' Sentences	3
8	US Economic Numbers	2
9	Stocks Fall	2
10	Immigration	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	13%
2	Alberto Gonzales Controversies	8
3	Afghanistan	8
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	Libya Commutes Bulgarian Medics' Sentences	5
6	Iran	4
7	US Domestic Terror Threat	4
8	Pakistan	3
9	Connecticut Murders	3
10	UK Flooding	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	10%
2	Alberto Gonzales Controversies	6
3	Iraq Homefront	6
4	Stocks Fall	5
5	US Domestic Terror Threat	5
6	UK Flooding	4
7	NASA Troubles	4
8	US Economic Numbers	3
9	Afghanistan	2
10	Events in Iraq	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	15%
2	Alberto Gonzales Controversies	6
3	US Domestic Terror Threat	6
4	Iraq Policy Debate	6
5	Michael Vick Indicted	5
6	Immigration	4
7	Connecticut Murders	4
8	Health Care	3
9	NASA Troubles	3
10	Iraq Homefront	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	14%
2	Alberto Gonzales Controversies	5
3	Connecticut Murders	5
4	Iraq Policy Debate	4
5	Fired Attorneys	4
6	Iraq Homefront	3
7	Libya Commutes Bulgarian Medics' Sentences	3
8	US Domestic Terror Threat	3
9	Pakistan	3
10	Global Warming	2