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