An interim report on Iraq propelled to policy debate to the head of the newshole last week. This time, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) pulled an all-nighter with 99 of his closest friends on the same topic, propelling it once again to the top of the Project for Excellence in Journalism coverage chart for the week of 7/15-20/07. Terror and Middle East topics maintained their usual stranglehold on the chart, but journalists found time to pay attention to three one-time events, including a plane crash in Brazil, a steam explosion in New York and an earthquake in Japan. Radio talkers have a particular interest in the Fairness Doctrine, which made its lone appearance on that medium's list.
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Story
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Overall
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Newspr
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Online
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NetTV
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CATV
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Radio
|
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Iraq policy
|
14%
|
10%
|
11%
|
19%
|
15%
|
17%
|
|
2008 campaign
|
9%
|
6%
|
x
|
6%
|
19%
|
6%
|
|
Domestic terrorism
|
6%
|
x
|
8%
|
7%
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
Iraq events
|
6%
|
5%
|
13%
|
7%
|
2%
|
3%
|
|
Pakistan
|
3%
|
4%
|
8%
|
4%
|
x
|
x
|
|
Brazilian plane crash
|
3%
|
x
|
9%
|
3%
|
3%
|
x
|
|
NYC steam pipe blast
|
3%
|
x
|
4%
|
4%
|
3%
|
4%
|
|
Immigration
|
2%
|
3%
|
x
|
x
|
4%
|
3%
|
|
Japanese earthquake
|
2%
|
x
|
8%
|
x
|
x
|
2%
|
|
North Korea
|
2%
|
2%
|
6%
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
|
Equipment for troops
|
x
|
4%
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
|
Catholic priest abuse
|
x
|
3%
|
x
|
3%
|
x
|
x
|
|
Katrina aftermath
|
x
|
2%
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
|
Harry Potter
|
x
|
2%
|
x
|
4%
|
x
|
x
|
|
Israel/Palestine
|
x
|
x
|
6%
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
|
Murdoch/WSJ
|
x
|
x
|
3%
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
|
FDA/imported food
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
2%
|
2%
|
x
|
|
DC escort scandal
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
2%
|
x
|
|
Wrestler crime
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
2%
|
x
|
|
Fairness Doctrine
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
5%
|
|
Congress
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
3%
|
|
Iran
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
x
|
2%
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Source: Project for Excellence in Journalism
