The media has certainly begun to spread its attention around again in the aftermath of the 2008 election season – and there’s been plenty to look into. According to the Project for Excellence in Journalism charts for 12/1/08-12/7/08, four stories made it into double digits, with a mere 20% needed by the financial crisis to claim the top slot.
A wide-ranging field of interest included financial matters, the incoming Obama administration, foreign matters and a return by O.J. Simpson, whose sentencing gave him a 3% share of total coverage.
| Story | Overall | Newspaper | Online | Net.TV | CATV | Radio |
| Financial crisis | 20% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| New Obama administration | 18% | 17% | 19% | 12% | 23% | 18% |
| US auto industry | 17% | 14% | 11% | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| Mumbai terror attacks | 11% | 14% | 9% | 16% | 6% | 10% |
| Holiday season | 3% | 2% | x | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| O.J. Simpson | 3% | x | 4% | 1% | 6% | x |
| Congressional election results | 3% | x | 4% | x | 4% | 3% |
| President Bush’s last days | 2% | x | x | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Thailand protests/unrest | 1% | x | 6% | x | x | x |
| Domestic terrorism | 1% | x | x | x | 4% | x |
| Health care debate | x | 3% | x | x | x | x |
| Mexican drug war | x | 2% | 2% | x | x | x |
| Events in Iraq | x | 2% | x | x | x | x |
| Afghanistan | x | 1% | x | x | x | x |
| Zimbabwe | x | 1% | x | x | x | x |
| Pirates from Somalia | x | x | 3% | x | x | x |
| Gas/oil prices | x | x | 2% | x | x | 1% |
| Plaxico Burress | x | x | x | 2% | x | x |
| Presidential election results | x | x | x | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Cyberspace issues | x | x | x | 1% | x | x |
| Immigration | x | x | x | x | x | 6% |
Source: Project for Excellence in Journalism
