PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten Stories By Percent

January 14 - 20, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	39%
2	U.S. Economy	12
3	Bush's Trip to the Middle East	2
4	Missing Marine	2
5	Iraq Homefront	2
6	Events in Iraq	1
7	Pakistan	1
8	Immigration	1
9	Kenya Elections and Violence	1
10	Tiger Escape in SF Zoo	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	26%
2	U.S. Economy	18
3	Iraq Homefront	5
4	Pakistan	3
5	Immigration	2
6	Heart Disease Research	2
7	Afghanistan	2
8	Events in Iraq	2
9	China	2
10	Iran	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	27%
2	U.S. Economy	11
3	Bush's Trip to the Middle East	9
4	Missing Marine	6
5	Kenya Elections and Violence	4
6	Tiger Escape in SF Zoo	4
7	Abortion	3
8	Cold Medicine Risks for Children	2
9	Bobby Fischer	2
10	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Prevention	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	32%
2	U.S. Economy	16
3	Events in Iraq	3
4	Missing Marine	2
5	Heathrow Airport Crash Landing	2
6	Minn. Bridge Collaspe	2
7	Bush's Trip to the Middle East	2
8	Northeat Snowstorms	2
9	Afghanistan	1
10	Iran	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	65%
2	U.S. Economy	7
3	Missing Marine	3
4	Immigration	2
5	Iraq Policy Debate	1
6	Britney Spears	1
7	Iraq Homefront	1
8	O.J. Simpson	1
9	Events in Iraq	1
10	Gas/Oil Prices	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2008 Campaign	42%
2	U.S. Economy	7
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Prevention	4
4	Bush's Trip to the Middle East	3
5	Kenya Elections and Violence	2
6	Iran	2
7	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	1
8	NFL Playoffs	1
9	Energy Debate	1
10	Gas/Oil Prices	1