PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

March 30 - April 5, 2009

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	G20 Summit, Europe Trip	21%
2	Economic Crisis	19
3	U.S. Auto Industry	13
4	Binghamton, NY Hostage Situtation	4
5	Afghanistan	2
6	Mexican Drug War	2
7	North Korea	2
8	Obama Administration	2
9	Congressional Political Corruption Scandals	2
10	Red River Flooding	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economic Crisis	24%
2	U.S. Auto Industry	15
3	G20 Summit, Europe Trip	8
4	Immigration	4
5	Mexican Drug War	4
6	Events in Iraq	4
7	Obama Administration	3
8	China	2
9	Congressional Political Corruption Scandals	2
10	Education System	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economic Crisis	25%
2	G20 Summit, Europe Trip	18
3	U.S. Auto Industry	10
4	North Korea	4
5	Cyberspace Issues	4
6	Binghamton, NY Hostage Situtation	4
7	NCAA Basketball Tournament	3
8	Mexican Drug War	3
9	Congressional Political Corruption Scandals	2
10	Nursing Home Shooting	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	G20 Summit, Europe Trip	30%
2	Economic Crisis	18
3	U.S. Auto Industry	12
4	Nursing Home Shooting	3
5	Binghamton, NY Hostage Situation	3
6	Red River Flooding	3
7	Afghanistan	2
8	Congressional Political Corruption Scandals	2
9	Health Care Debate	2
10	Heart Disease Research	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	G20 Summit, Europe Trip	35%
2	U.S. Auto Industry	11
3	Economic Crisis	10
4	Binghamton, NY Hostage Situation	9
5	Red River Flooding	3
6	Afghanistan	3
7	Blagojevich Scandal	3
8	Domestic Terrorism	2
9	North Korea	2
10	Obama Administration	2

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economic Crisis	19%
2	G20 Summit, Europe Trip	16
3	U.S. Auto Industry	16
4	Afghanistan	3
5	Domestic Terrorism	2
6	Obama Administration	1
7	Education System	1
8	Congressional Political Corruption Scandals	1
9	111th Congress	1
10	Blagojevich Scandal	1