Pew: Hurricane Top Media Story, Economy Coverage Minimal
August 30, 2011 by Sam Rolley
According to a report compiled by Journalism.org, a division of the Pew Research Center, last week’s biggest newsmaker on television was Hurricane Irene, amassing about 30 percent of all coverage. Only about 6 percent of coverage was devoted to the economy. Coverage measured for all media outlets combined put Mideast unrest at the top of the list with about 26 percent of coverage, followed by Hurricane Irene with 21 percent, East Coast earthquakes with 9 percent, the economy with 8 percent, and the 2012 Presidential election with 5 percent of the whole.
The report last week differs from preceding Pew reports that put the economic crises at the top of the list two weeks ago, followed by the 2012 Presidential election, Mideast unrest, the European economy and the immigration debate. Economic coverage, following the debt ceiling mess last month, was the top story at the beginning of the month with nearly half of all coverage being economy related.
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