The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publishing a full Weekly News Index report for November 22-28, 2007. PEJ is, however, making the data available.
View the week’s Top Ten Story List
Top Ten Story Data, December 23-28, 2007
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Presidential Bids | 24% |
| 2 | Pakistan | 18 |
| 3 | Holiday Season | 8 |
| 4 | Iraq War – Events on the Ground | 6 |
| 5 | Tiger Escapes SF Zoo | 5 |
| 6 | US Economic Numbers | 4 |
| 7 | Iraq War – Homefront | 2 |
| 8 | Midwest Snowstorm | 1 |
| 9 | Immigration | 1 |
Newspapers
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Presidential Bids | 17% |
| 2 | Pakistan | 11 |
| 3 | Holiday Season | 8 |
| 4 | US Economic Numbers | 7 |
| 5 | Iraq War – Events on the Ground | 7 |
| 6 | Iraq War – Homefront | 4 |
| 7 | Immigration | 3 |
| 8 | Health Care Debate | 3 |
| 9 | Minneapolis Bridge Collapse | 2 |
Online
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Presidential Bids | 16% |
| 2 | Pakistan | 15 |
| 3 | Iraq War – Events on the Ground | 11 |
| 4 | Tiger Escapes SF Zoo | 10 |
| 5 | Holiday Season | 8 |
| 6 | US Economic Numbers | 6 |
| 7 | Midwest Snowstorm | 4 |
| 8 | WA Xmas Eve Murders | 3 |
| 9 | Panama Plane Crash | 3 |
Network TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Presidential Bids | 20% |
| 2 | Pakistan | 19 |
| 3 | Holiday Season | 13 |
| 4 | Tiger Escapes SF Zoo | 8 |
| 5 | Iraq War – Events on the Ground | 5 |
| 6 | US Economic Numbers | 4 |
| 7 | Panama Plane Crash | 2 |
| 8 | Midwest Snowstorm | 2 |
| 9 | Global Warming | 2 |
Cable TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Presidential Bids | 42% |
| 2 | Pakistan | 25 |
| 3 | Tiger Escapes SF Zoo | 7 |
| 4 | Holiday Season | 3 |
| 5 | Iraq War – Events on the Ground | 2 |
| 6 | Panama Plane Crash | 1 |
| 7 | Immigration | 1 |
| 8 | Iraq War – Homefront | 1 |
| 9 | Missing Girl in Portugal | 1 |
Radio
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Presidential Bids | 19% |
| 2 | Pakistan | 19 |
| 3 | Holiday Season | 7 |
| 4 | Iraq War – Events on the Ground | 6 |
| 5 | Global Warming | 4 |
| 6 | Iran | 4 |
| 7 | Iraq War – Policy Debate | 3 |
| 8 | Tiger Escapes SF Zoo | 3 |
| 9 | US Economic Numbers | 2 |
