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PEJ New Media Index - Top Five Most Linked-To Stories

August 17-21, 2009

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Top Five Most Linked-To Stories by Blogs and Social Media

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Zombie Simulation

33%

2

Health Care

17 

3

Guns at Obama Events

11

4

Michael Jackson's Death

7

5

Facebook

6

 

Top Ten Most Covered Stories in the Traditional Media (August 17-23, 2009)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care

28%

2

Economic Crisis

10

3

Afghanistan

10

4

Lockerbie Bomber Freed

4

5

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

4

6

Hurrican Bill & Storms

3

7

Events in Iraq

3

8

U.S. Auto Industry

2

9

Robert Novak Dies

2

10

Swine Flu
 2