News Coverage vs. News Interest
According to a separate analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, the media devoted the most newshole last week to the economy. Reporting on the nation’s troubled economy, including stories about the impact of President Obama’s proposed budget, made up 21% of coverage. Reporting on the Toyota recalls accounted for 11% of the newshole, while developments in Haiti made up another 8%. Stories about potential changes to the nation’s policies on gays and lesbians in the military made up 4%, while the Super Bowl accounted for 3% of the newshole. The Tea Party convention made up just 1% of the coverage examined.
News Coverage vs. News Interest  | 8  | Haiti  | 38  | Economy  | 26  | 21  | 10  | Toyota  | 3 4  | Super Bowl  | 8  | Gays in military  | Tea party  | Interest: percent who named story as most closely followed  | Coverage percent of news coverage devoted to story 