PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

April 27 - May 3, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Swine Flu

31%

2

Economic Crisis

10

3

Obama Administration

9

4

Arlen Specter Switches Political Parties

9

5

U.S. Auto Industry

8

6

David Souter to Retire from Supreme Court

5

7

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

3

8

Education System
2

9

Supreme Court Actions

1

10 Pakistan

1

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Swine Flu

23%

2

Economic Crisis

17

3

U.S. Auto Industry

8

4

Education System

7

5

Obama Administration

7

6

Arlen Specter Switches Political Parties 5

7

Cyberspace Issues

3

8

David Souter to Retire from Supreme Court

3

9

Afghanistan
2

10

Energy Debate

2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Swine Flu

34%

2

Obama Administration 12

3

U.S. Auto Industry
11

4

Arlen Specter Switches Political Parties

8

5

Economic Crisis
7

6

David Souter to Retire from Supreme Court

3

7

Events in Iraq

2

8
Craigslist Killer
2

9

North Korea 2

10

Pakistan

2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Swine Flu Outbreak

43%

2

Economic Crisis

10

3

U.S. Auto Industry
8

4

David Souter to Retire from Supreme Court

7

5

Obama Administration

6

6

Arlen Specter Switches Political Parties

4

7

Supreme Court Actions

3

8

Air Force One Photo Op
2

9

Pirates of Somalia

1

10

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat 1

 

Cable TV

 

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Swine Flu

34%

2

Arlen Specter Switches Political Parties 15

3

Obama Administration 10

4

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat

8

5

David Souter to Retire from Supreme Court

8

6

Economic Crisis

5

7

U.S. Auto Industry

4

8

111th Congress

2

9

Presidential Election Results

1

10

Air Force One Photo Op 1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Swine Flu

20%

2

Economic Crisis
14

3

Arlen Specter to Switch Political Parties 12

4

Obama Administration
11

5

U.S. Auto Industry

9

6

Health Care Debate

4

7

David Souter to Retire from Supreme Court

3

8

Energy Debate

3

9

Supreme Court Actions

2

10

U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat 1