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