PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

Sept. 30 - Oct. 5, 2007

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	14%
2	Events in Iraq	13
3	Iraq Policy Debate	6
4	Immigration	3
5	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	3
6	Marion Jones/Steroids	3
7	Larry Craig Scandal	2
8	U.S. Economy	2
9	North Korea	2
10	Myanmar Protests	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	20%
2	2008 Campaign	14
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	5
4	U.S. Economy	4
5	Larry Craig Scandal	2
6	Major League Baseball Playoffs	2
7	Energy Debate	2
8	Sudan/Darfur	2
9	Immigration	2
10	Iraq Homefront	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	19%
2	2008 Campaign	7
3	North Korea	6
4	Sudan/Darfur	4
5	Supreme Court	4
6	South African Mine Rescue	4
7	Myanmar Protests	4
8	Larry Craig Scandal	3
9	U.S. Economy	3
10	Pakistan	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Events in Iraq	11%
2	2008 Campaign	10
3	Marion Jones/Steroids	6
4	Phoenix Airport Death	4
5	Health Care	3
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	3
7	North Korea	3
8	Princess Diana	3
9	NY Knicks Sexual Harassment Suit	3
10	Iraq Policy Debate	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	19%
2	Iraq Policy Debate	10
3	Immigration	8
4	Events in Iraq	4
5	Nevada Sex Abuse Video	3
6	Marion Jones/Steroids	3
7	Larry Craig Scandal	3
8	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	2
9	Brittney Spears	2
10	Myanmar Protests	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Iraq Policy Debate	20%
2	2008 Campaign	14
3	Events in Iraq	10
4	Health Care	4
5	Iraq Homefront	3
6	U.S. Domestic Terrorism	3
7	North Korea	2
8	Myanmar Protests	2
9	Immigration	2
10	Sudan/Darfur	1