PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

August 12 - August 17, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	8%
2	US Economic Numbers	7
3	Karl Rove Resigns	7
4	Utah Mine Accident	7
5	Events in Iraq	5
6	US Domestic Terrorism	5
7	Toy Recalls	4
8	Hurricanes/Storms	3
9	Peru Earthquake	3
10	Space Shuttle Endeavour	3

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	US Economic Numbers	11%
2	2008 Campaign	10
3	US Domestic Terrorism	6
4	Events in Iraq	6
5	Karl Rove Resigns	6
6	Afghanistan	5
7	Summer Travel Delays	3
8	Health Care	2
9	Iraq Policy Debate	2
10	Minneapolis Bridge Collapse	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Peru Earthquake	9%
2	Events in Iraq	8
3	Karl Rove Resigns	8
4	Utah Mine Accident	7
5	US Economic Numbers	7
6	Hurricanes/Storms	7
7	Space Shuttle Endeavour	5
8	US Domestic Terrorism	4
9	Health Care	4
10	Hawaii Earthquake/Hurricane Flossie	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	US Economic Numbers	10%
2	Utah Mine Accident	9
3	Toy Recalls	8
4	Karl Rove Resigns	7
5	Events in Iraq	7
6	Space Shuttle Endeavour	6
7	2008 Campaign	4
8	Hurricanes/Storms	4
9	Peru Earthquake	4
10	Global Warming	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Utah Mine Accident	16%
2	Karl Rove Resigns	9
3	2008 Campaign	9
4	US Domestic Terrorism	6
5	Iraq Policy Debate	5
6	Newark Murders	5
7	Toy Recalls	4
8	Hurricanes/Storms	4
9	Don Imus	4
10	Immigration	3

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	11%
2	Immigration	8
3	Karl Rove Resigns	8
4	Toy Recalls	6
5	US Economic Numbers	5
6	Utah Mine Accident	3
7	US Domestic Terrorism	3
8	Space Shuttle Endeavour	2
9	Events in Iraq	2
10	Congress	2