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

February 22-26, 2010

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

Rank	Story	Percent of Links
1	Hot Dog Safety	20%
2	Google Court Case	14
3	Gordon Brown Bullying	12
4	Frog Discovery	8
5	Stroke Victims	7

Top Five Most Linked-To Stories on Twitter

Rank	Story	Percent of Links
1	Google	17%
2	Twitter	14
3	Facebook	7
4	U.S. Embassy in London	7
5	Winter Olympics	7

Top Ten Most Covered Stories in the Traditional Media (February 22-28, 2010)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Health Care	24%
2	Economy	11
3	Toyota Recall	10
4	Winter Olympics	7
5	Afghanistan	5
6	2010 Elections	3
7	Killer Whale Attack	3
8	North-East Blizzard	3
9	Obama Administration	2
10	Chile Earthquake	1