PEJ News Coverage Index

February 20 - 26, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2012 Presidential Election	29%
2	Middle East Unrest	9
3	Economy	7
4	Gas/Oil Prices	4
5	Afghanistan	3
6	Iran	3
7	Abortion Controversy	2
8	Education System	2
9	Avalanche in WA	2
10	European Economy	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2012 Presidential Election	17%
2	Economy	13
3	Middle East Unrest	6
4	Education System	6
5	Afghanistan	4
6	Health Care Debate	4
7	European Economy	3
8	Avalanche in WA	3
9	UVA Lacrosse Murder	3
10	Abortion Controversy	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2012 Presidential Election	24%
2	Economy	11
3	Middle East Unrest	10
4	Iraq War - Events on the Ground	3
5	European Economy	3
6	Oscar Awards	3
7	SCOTUS Actions	2
8	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
9	Iran	2
10	UVA Lacrosse Murder	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2012 Presidential Election	22%
2	Middle East Unrest	9
3	Gas/Oil Prices	6
4	Avalanche in WA	4
5	Economy	4
6	Afghanistan	4
7	Oscar Awards	4
8	Whitney Houston Dies	3
9	Cyberspace Issues	3
10	Honeymoon Killer Acquitted	3

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2012 Presidential Election	45%
2	Middle East Unrest	11
3	Gas/Oil Prices	8
4	Iran	8
5	Afghanistan	5
6	Abortion Controversy	4
7	Economy	3
8	Immigration Debate	2
9	Fatal USMC Helo Crash in AZ	1
10	Education System	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	2012 Presidential Election	42%
2	Middle East Unrest	7
3	Health Care Debate	4
4	Economy	4
5	Gas/Oil Prices	3
6	Afghanistan	3
7	Jeremy Lin News	3
8	China	3
9	Russia	3
10	US Auto Industry	3