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

September 28-October 2, 2009

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

Rank	Story	Percent of Links
1	Roman Polanski	34%
2	Health Care	11
3	JK Rowling	9
4	Childcare Controversy	8
5	Empire State Building	5

Top Five Most Linked-To Stories on Twitter

Rank	Story	Percent of Links
1	Google Wave	16%
2	Apple Computer	12
3	Facebook	11
4	Chicago Violence	9
5	Health Care	8

Top Ten Most Covered Stories in the Traditional Media (September 28-October 4, 2009)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Health Care	11%
2	Iran	10
3	Economic Crisis	9
4	2016 Olympics	7
5	Afghanistan	6
6	Samoan Earthquake & Tsunami	4
7	Indonesian Earthquake	4
8	Roman Polanski	4
9	Swine Flu	3
10	David Letterman	3