PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Sept. 2 - 7, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	17%
2	2008 Campaign	12
3	Larry Craig Scandal	7
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	bin Laden Video	5
6	Germany Arrests Terror Suspects	4
7	Hurricane Felix	3
8	US Domestic Terrorism	3
9	Steve Fossett Missing	2
10	Missing UK Girl	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	16%
2	2008 Campaign	11
3	US Domestic Terrorism	7
4	Germany Arrests Terror Suspects	3
5	Events in Iraq	3
6	Toy Recalls	3
7	Larry Craig Scandal	3
8	Global Warming	3
9	Iran	2
10	Health Care	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	12%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	12
3	Hurricane Felix	10
4	Luciano Pavarotti Dies	7
5	2008 Campaign	7
6	North Korea	6
7	Germany Arrests Terror Suspects	6
8	Larry Craig Scandal	4
9	Steve Fossett Missing	3
10	Missing UK Girl	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	22%
2	2008 Campaign	11
3	Events in Iraq	7
4	Pakistan	6
5	bin Laden Video	6
6	Larry Craig Scandal	5
7	Germany Arrests Terror Suspects	4
8	Steve Fossett Missing	4
9	Hurricane Felix	2
10	Missing UK Girl	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	18%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	15
3	bin Laden Video	11
4	Larry Craig Scandal	10
5	Missing UK Girl	5
6	Immigration	4
7	Germany Arrests Terror Suspects	4
8	Hurricane Felix	2
9	Steve Fossett Missing	2
10	US Domestic Terrorism	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	21%
2	Larry Craig Scandal	16
3	2008 Campaign	13
4	bin Laden Video	4
5	US Economy	3
6	Luciano Pavarotti Dies	2
7	Global Warming	2
8	US Domestic Terrorism	2
9	Events in Iraq	2
10	Hurricane Felix	2