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

November 2-6, 2009

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

Rank	Story	Percent of Links
1	Fort Hood Shootings	20%
2	Bear Kills Militants	16
3	Mood and Decisions	13
4	Taxes	11
5	Food and Depression	8

Top Five Most Linked-To Stories on Twitter

Rank	Story	Percent of Links
1	Fort Hood Shootings	38%
2	Twitter	32
3	Louisiana Justice	5
4	Windows 7	3
5	Global Warming	3

Top Ten Most Covered Stories in the Traditional Media (November 2-8, 2009)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Fort Hood Shootings	15%
2	Economic Crisis	9
3	Afghanistan	8
4	Health Care	8
5	New Jersey Elections	5
6	Obama Administration	4
7	Virginia Elections	4
8	Upstate New York Elections	3
9	US Auto Industry	3
10	Swine Flu	2