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