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

March 22-26, 2010

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

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Health Care

61%

2

China and the Web

14 

3

2004 Cheney Incident

4

4

X-woman Discovery

4

5

Iceland Volcano

4

 

Top Five Most Linked-To Stories on Twitter


Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Health Care

26%

2

Twitter

13 

3

Security Contest

8

4

Synthetic Marijuana

6

5

Drug Cartels

5

 

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

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care

45%

2

Economy

9

3

Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

3

4

Catholic Abuse Scandal
3

5

China

3

6

2010 Elections

2

7

Russia

2

8

Education

1

9

Talk Show Host Wars

1

10

Obama Administration
1