PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

January 19 - 25, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	45%
2	Financial Crisis	15
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	8
4	New 111th Congress	5
5	Gaza Conflict	4
6	Bush's Last Days in White House	2
7	Presidential Election Results	2
8	Superbowl and Playoffs	1
9	Martin Luther King Holiday	1
10	Events in Iraq	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	35%
2	Financial Crisis	20
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	7
4	Events in Iraq	5
5	New 111th Congress	4
6	Superbowl and Playoffs	4
7	Gaza Conflict	4
8	Presidential Election Results	4
9	Martin Luther King Holiday	2
10	War on Terror	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	36%
2	Financial Crisis	13
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	9
4	Gaza Conflict	9
5	New 111th Congress	4
6	Martin Luther King Holiday	3
7	Oscar Awards	2
8	Russia	2
9	China	2
10	Stem Cell Controversy	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	49%
2	Financial Crisis	16
3	New 111th Congress	5
4	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	5
5	Gaza Conflict	3
6	Presidential Election Results	3
7	Plane Lands in Hudson	2
8	Peanut Butter Containing Salmonella	2
9	Bush's Last Days in White House	1
10	Ted Kennedy's Health	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	59%
2	Financial Crisis	13
3	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	9
4	New 111th Congress	5
5	Bush's Last Days in White House	2
6	Blagojevich Scandal	1
7	Plane Lands in Hudson	1
8	Gaza Conflict	1
9	Iraq Policy Debate	1
10	Taxes/Tax Day	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	New Obama Administration	51%
2	U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat	8
3	Financial Crisis	7
4	New 111th Congress	6
5	Bush's Last Days in White House	4
6	Iraq Homefront	2
7	Blagojevich Scandal	2
8	Plane Lands in Hudson	1
9	Gaza Conflict	1
10	Martin Luther King Holiday	1