That’s Infotainment! Iraq, Anna Nicole, and Astronaut Scandal Dominate Most Heavily Covered Issues Since Start of Year; Global Warming Fails to Place in the Top Ten

The major news organizations, especially the big three cable news networks, need a crash courses in ethics. Given all the major issues taking place in the world, how can they continue to pander to the American public’s most base instincts with 24 hour coverage of Anna Nicole Smith?

Witness the analysis for the top most covered stories at the major news outlets over the last five weeks, as indexed by Pew.

1. Iraq Policy Debate – 12%
2. Events in Iraq – 10%
3. Anna Nicole Smith Dies – 9%
4. Campaign 2008 – 8%
5. Astronaut Scandal – 6%
6. Severe Weather – 3%
7. Super Bowl – 3%
8. Libby Trial – 3%
9. Bush’s Budget Proposal – 3%
10. Iran – 2%