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

October 12-16, 2009

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

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

Global Warming

50%

2

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Henne

10

3

Wrestler Lou Albano Dies

7

4

Youngest Headmaster

5

5

Social Networking

4

 

Top Five Most Linked-To Stories on Twitter


Rank

Story

Percent of Links

1

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Henne

55%

2

Apple

12

3

Finland Broadband

11

4

Facebook Outage

6

5

Louisiana Justice

3

 

Top Ten Most Covered Stories in the Traditional Media (October 10-16, 2009)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care

21%

2

Economic Crisis

12

3

'Balloon Boy' Falcon Henne

8

4

Afghanistan

7

5

Pakistan

4

6

Swine Flu

4

7

Rush Limbaugh's Failed Rams Bid

2

8

Obama Administration

2

9

Education System

2

10

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