PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten Stories By Percent

January 21 - 27, 2008

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

39%

2

U.S. Economy

19

3

Heath Ledger Dies

4

4

NFL Playoffs

2

5

Events in Iraq

2

6

Egypt Allows Palestinians to Cross Border

2

7

Iran

1

8

Iraq Homefront

1

9

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

1

10

Oscar Awards

1

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

29%

2

U.S. Economy

23

3

NFL Playoffs

6

4

Events in Iraq

4

5

Iraq Homefront

3

6

Martin luther King Jr. Holiday

2

7

Heath Ledger Dies

1

8

Kenya Elections and Violence

1

9

Health Care Debate

1

10

Beijing Olympics

1

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

23%

2

U.S. Economy
13

3

Egypts Allows Palestinians to Cross Border

9

4

Iran

7

5

Oscar Awards

5

6

Heath Ledger Dies

5

7

Events in Iraq

4

8

Pakistan

2

9

War on Terror

2

10

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Prevention

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

36%

2

U.S. Economy

26

3

Heath Ledger Dies
6

4

Events in Iraq

2

5

Egypt Allowing Palestinians to Cross Border

2

6

China

1

7

Iraq Homefront

1

8

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

1

9

NFL Playoffs

1

10

Heart Disease Research 1

 

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

61%

2

U.S. Economy
12

3

Heath Ledger Dies

7

4

Las Vegas Hotel Fire

2

5

Stacey Peterson Case

2

6

Immigration

2

7

Missing Marine

1

8

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Prevention

1

9

Fidel Castro's Health

1

10

Jena Louisiana Controversy

1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2008 Campaign

45%

2

U.S. Economy
22

3

NFL Playoffs

2

4

Global Warming

2

5

Oscar Awards

1

6

Heath Ledger Dies

1

7

Egypt Allowing Palestinians to Cross Border

1

8

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

1

9

Jena Louisiana Controversy

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10

Events in Iraq

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