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

February 15-19, 2010

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

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Global Warming

34%

2

Utah Education Proposal

16 

3

Google Buzz

12

4

IRS Plane Crash

8

5

Stimulus Money

7

 

Top Five Most Linked-To Stories on Twitter


Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Kevin Smith Taken off Plane

20%

2

Taliban Leader Captured

14 

3

Snowball Fight/Social Networking

10

4

Facebook

8

5

Apple

7

 

Top Ten Most Covered Stories in the Traditional Media (February 15-21, 2010)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy

12%

2

Olympics

8

3

Afghanistan

8

4

2010 Elections
7

5

IRS Plane Crash

7

6

Tiger Woods

5

7

Health Care

4

8

Pakistan

4

9

Iran

3

10

Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat
3