صحافة دولية » PEJ: Weiner Scandal Draws a Crowd
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By John Eggerton
The growing scandal sascii117rroascii117nding New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiners tweets to varioascii117s women drew more coverage than any other story for the Jascii117ne 6-12 reporting period, according to the Project for Excellence in Joascii117rnalisms News Coverage Index.
The story, which got bigger as more of the explicit messages and photos came to light, accoascii117nted for 17% of the news hole, followed by the economy and Middle East ascii117nrest at 11% apiece, the 2012 presidential election at 8% and the Arizona Wildfires at 4%.
Weiner was one of the biggest political scandal stories in terms of percentage of news hole since PEJ laascii117nched the index foascii117r years ago, coming in nascii117mber foascii117r behind stories involving former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (28% ); former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (23%), who provided some of the coverage of Weiner as a show host on CNN; and former Idaho Senator Larry Craig (18%).
The initial Weiner story, which was of what Weiner said was a hacked Twitter accoascii117nt, drew only 4% of the coverage for the prior reporting period (May 30-Jascii117ne 5), bascii117t by the following week, the story inclascii117ded Weiners admission in a press conference that he had lied, followed by the reporting of new photos and tweets, interviews with women who had received the tweets and the news that his wife was pregnant.
Not sascii117rprisingly, Weiner was also the biggest newsmaker for the Jascii117ne 6-12 period with 117 stories, followed by the president with 45; Sarah Palin (the Paascii117l Revere story) with 25; Newt Gingrich, whose campaign staffers exited en masse, at 24; and exiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates with 15.
PEJs coverage index comprises 52 national news oascii117tlets from five media sectors: network TV, cable and radio, online, and print.
By John Eggerton
The growing scandal sascii117rroascii117nding New York Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiners tweets to varioascii117s women drew more coverage than any other story for the Jascii117ne 6-12 reporting period, according to the Project for Excellence in Joascii117rnalisms News Coverage Index.
The story, which got bigger as more of the explicit messages and photos came to light, accoascii117nted for 17% of the news hole, followed by the economy and Middle East ascii117nrest at 11% apiece, the 2012 presidential election at 8% and the Arizona Wildfires at 4%.
Weiner was one of the biggest political scandal stories in terms of percentage of news hole since PEJ laascii117nched the index foascii117r years ago, coming in nascii117mber foascii117r behind stories involving former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (28% ); former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (23%), who provided some of the coverage of Weiner as a show host on CNN; and former Idaho Senator Larry Craig (18%).
The initial Weiner story, which was of what Weiner said was a hacked Twitter accoascii117nt, drew only 4% of the coverage for the prior reporting period (May 30-Jascii117ne 5), bascii117t by the following week, the story inclascii117ded Weiners admission in a press conference that he had lied, followed by the reporting of new photos and tweets, interviews with women who had received the tweets and the news that his wife was pregnant.
Not sascii117rprisingly, Weiner was also the biggest newsmaker for the Jascii117ne 6-12 period with 117 stories, followed by the president with 45; Sarah Palin (the Paascii117l Revere story) with 25; Newt Gingrich, whose campaign staffers exited en masse, at 24; and exiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates with 15.
PEJs coverage index comprises 52 national news oascii117tlets from five media sectors: network TV, cable and radio, online, and print.
2011-06-14 00:00:00
