PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

August 19 - August 24, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	12%
2	Hurricane Dean	8
3	2008 Campaign	7
4	Midwest Flooding	7
5	Events in Iraq	5
6	US Economic Numbers	4
7	Michael Vick	4
8	Immigration	3
9	Utah Mine Accident	3
10	CIA Report	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	US Economic Numbers	9%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	8
3	Events in Iraq	5
4	2008 Campaign	4
5	Health Care	4
6	Michael Vick	3
7	CIA Report	3
8	US Domestic Terrorism	3
9	NY Firefighter Deaths	3
10	Midwest Flooding	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Hurricane Dean	15%
2	Events in Iraq	11
3	Midwest Flooding	9
4	Iraq Policy Debate	7
5	2008 Campaign	6
6	Michael Vick	5
7	Utah Mine Accident	4
8	US Economic Numbers	3
9	Pakistan	3
10	Toy Recalls	3

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Midwest Flooding	15%
2	Hurricane Dean	13
3	Iraq Policy Debate	9
4	Events in Iraq	6
5	US Economic Numbers	4
6	Utah Mine Accident	4
7	Pakistan	4
8	VA Tech	3
9	2008 Campaign	3
10	Michael Vick	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	17%
2	Hurricane Dean	11
3	2008 Campaign	8
4	Immigration	7
5	Midwest Flooding	7
6	Michael Vick	5
7	John Couey Convicted	5
8	Newark Murders	3
9	US Domestic Terrorism	2
10	Utah Mine Accident	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	20%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	16
3	Michael Vick	5
4	Events in Iraq	4
5	CIA Report	4
6	US Economic Numbers	3
7	Alberto Gonzales Scandals	3
8	Midwest Flooding	3
9	Hurricane Dean	3
10	Utah Mine Accident	1