---
title: "Campaign Leads Again, But Pakistan is Big News"
description: "The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available."
date: "2008-01-06"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2008/01/06/campaign-leads-again-pakistan-big-news/"
---

# Campaign Leads Again, But Pakistan is Big News

The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week.

View our[ ](/pej_news_coverage_index_top_ten_news_stories_percent_december_30_2007_january_4_2008)[Top Ten Story List ](/pej_news_coverage_index_top_ten_news_stories_percent_december_30_2007_january_4_2008)

## December 30, 2007 - January 4, 2008

### Overall (All 5 Sectors)

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 48% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 9 |

| 3 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 5 |

| 4 | New Year's Celebrations | 2 |

| 5 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 2 |

| 6 | U.S. Economy | 2 |

| 7 | Events in Iraq | 2 |

| 8 | Holiday Season | 1 |

| 9 | Hollywood Writers Strike | 1 |

### Newspapers

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 37% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 12 |

| 3 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 5 |

| 4 | U.S. Economy | 4 |

| 5 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |

| 6 | New Year's Celebrations | 3 |

| 7 | Events in Iraq | 3 |

| 8 | Health Care Debate | 2 |

| 9 | Holiday Season | 2 |

### Online

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 39% |

| 2 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 16 |

| 3 | Pakistan | 15 |

| 4 | New Year's Celebrations | 5 |

| 5 | U.S. Economy | 3 |

| 6 | Events in Iraq | 3 |

| 7 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |

| 8 | Conflict in Sudan/Darfur | 2 |

| 9 | Sudan Shooting of U.S. Diplomat | 1 |

### Network TV

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 59% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 8 |

| 3 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 4 |

| 4 | Events in Iraq | 2 |

| 5 | Holiday Season | 2 |

| 6 | U.S. Economy | 2 |

| 7 | New Year's Celebrations | 1 |

| 8 | Tiger Escapes in SF Zoo | 1 |

| 9 | Hollywood Writers Strike | 1 |

### Cable TV

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 66% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 3 |

| 3 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 2 |

| 4 | Escaped Prisoner in MD Shot | 2 |

| 5 | Missing Hiker in GA | 1 |

| 6 | Events in Iraq | 1 |

| 7 | Britney Spears | 1 |

| 8 | Holiday Season | 1 |

| 9 | New Year's Celebrations | 1 |

### Radio

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 47% |

| 2 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism | 4 |

| 3 | Pakistan | 4 |

| 4 | Iraq Policy Debate | 3 |

| 5 | Global Warming | 3 |

| 6 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 2 |

| 7 | Don Imus Controversial Comments | 2 |

| 8 | Afghanistan | 2 |

| 9 | China | 2 |

## December 30, 2007 - January 4, 2008

### Overall (All 5 Sectors)

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 48% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 9 |

| 3 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 5 |

| 4 | New Year's Celebrations | 2 |

| 5 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 2 |

| 6 | U.S. Economy | 2 |

| 7 | Events in Iraq | 2 |

| 8 | Holiday Season | 1 |

| 9 | Hollywood Writers Strike | 1 |

### Newspapers

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 37% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 12 |

| 3 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 5 |

| 4 | U.S. Economy | 4 |

| 5 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |

| 6 | New Year's Celebrations | 3 |

| 7 | Events in Iraq | 3 |

| 8 | Health Care Debate | 2 |

| 9 | Holiday Season | 2 |

### Online

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 39% |

| 2 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 16 |

| 3 | Pakistan | 15 |

| 4 | New Year's Celebrations | 5 |

| 5 | U.S. Economy | 3 |

| 6 | Events in Iraq | 3 |

| 7 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |

| 8 | Conflict in Sudan/Darfur | 2 |

| 9 | Sudan Shooting of U.S. Diplomat | 1 |

### Network TV

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 59% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 8 |

| 3 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 4 |

| 4 | Events in Iraq | 2 |

| 5 | Holiday Season | 2 |

| 6 | U.S. Economy | 2 |

| 7 | New Year's Celebrations | 1 |

| 8 | Tiger Escapes in SF Zoo | 1 |

| 9 | Hollywood Writers Strike | 1 |

### Cable TV

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 66% |

| 2 | Pakistan | 3 |

| 3 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 2 |

| 4 | Escaped Prisoner in MD Shot | 2 |

| 5 | Missing Hiker in GA | 1 |

| 6 | Events in Iraq | 1 |

| 7 | Britney Spears | 1 |

| 8 | Holiday Season | 1 |

| 9 | New Year's Celebrations | 1 |

### Radio

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | 2008 Campaign | 47% |

| 2 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism | 4 |

| 3 | Pakistan | 4 |

| 4 | Iraq Policy Debate | 3 |

| 5 | Global Warming | 3 |

| 6 | Kenya Elections and Violence | 2 |

| 7 | Don Imus Controversial Comments | 2 |

| 8 | Afghanistan | 2 |

| 9 | China | 2 |