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PEJ New Media Index - Top Five Most Linked To Stories May 16-20, 2011

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Top Five Most Linked To Stories on Blogs

Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Shriver-Schwarzenegger Split

30%

2

 Flooding of the Mississippi River

18

3

 Mexican Drug War

7
4 Layoffs of L.A. School Librarians
5
5 Obama's Energy Plan
3

 

Top Five Most Linked To Stories on Twitter

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Twitpic of Space Shuttle Endeavour

12%

2

 Lady Gaga

8

3

Twitter Advice

7

4

Social Media Resources

6

5

Bing and Facebook Integration

6

 

Top News Videos on YouTube

Osama bin Laden was a major focus of the video sharing site YouTube last week.

Two of the top five most-viewed news videos were of footage released by the Pentagon on May 7. The materials, seized during the May 1 raid of bin Laden’s compound, show the former al Qaeda leader inside his hideout, watching himself on television and rehearsing for propaganda videos.

The top video shows a frail bin Laden sitting on the floor of his house, wrapped in a blanket and watching satellite television. Holding the remote in his hand, he flips through the channels to watch the media’s coverage of him.

The No. 5 video, from a Brazilian newspaper website, shows a number of different moments including bin Laden watching himself on television, delivering a video message to America, and rehearsing speeches in front of a camera.

 

Most Viewed News & Politics Videos on YouTube
For the Week of May 14-20, 2011

1. A video of bin Laden watching himself on the news

2. A video of Swiss “Jetman” Ives Rossy who successfully jet packed across the Grand Canyon on May 10

3. The May 9 edition of the Philip DeFranco show where the host talked about hats worn at the Kentucky Derby and passengers trying to open the door of a commercial airliner midflight

4. The May 11 edition of the Philip DeFranco show where the host talked about a number of topics including Bob Marley and Bristol Palin

5. Footage of five videos seized during the raid of bin Laden’s Pakistani compound and released by the Pentagon