The Project for Excellence in Journalism found 3/4-9/07 to be another diffused news week. However, the verdict in the Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial was the most-covered story, getting double-digit attention from four of five media, and topping the overall list as the only double-digit entry. Iraq remained a hot topic, but the policy debate has been sharing time with other aspects, particularly the homefront, spurred by stories about Walter Reed in particular and VA hospitals in general. The previous week had been even more diffuse, with no story topping 7% overall, and six stories dropped out of the top ten, including three one-timers - tornadoes, a drop in stock prices and the Oscars, and two ongoing storier - Afghanistan and the war on terror. Oh, the tabloid-fodder Anna Nicole Smith story finally dropped out of the top ten, and almost left the chart entirely, but the cable nets still weren't quite ready to let it go, but were able to hold it down to 1% of the news hole.

Top ten lists

Story	Overall	Newspr	Online	NetTV	CATV	Radio
Libby trial	13%	8%	10%	10%	18%	24%
2008 campaign	9%	9%	x	6%	12%	14%
Iraq events	8%	6%	14%	12%	5%	x
Iraq homefront	7%	5%	7%	12%	8%	5%
Iraq policy	7%	6%	3%	7%	9%	7%
Bush to Latin America	3%	x	5%	3%	4%	3%
US attorney firings	2%	6%	x	x	x	1%
Immigration	2%	3%	x	x	3%	3%
Domestic terrorism	2%	x	3%	4%	x	1%
Bronx fire	2%	x	x	3%	x	x
Health care	x	2%	x	x	x	x
Energy	x	2%	x	x	x	x
NCAA basketball	x	2%	x	x	x	x
Iran	x	x	6%	x	x	x
Indonesia plane crash	x	x	5%	x	x	x
Mega Millions lottery	x	x	3%	3%	x	x
Global warming	x	x	3%	x	x	x
Cheney's health	x	x	x	2%	x	x
Ann Coulter comments	x	x	x	x	2%	x
John Couey conviction	x	x	x	x	2%	x
Anna Nicole Smith	x	x	x	x	1%	x
Congress	x	x	x	x	x	5%
Katrina	x	x	x	x	x	2%
Source: Project for Excellence in Journalism