Eurozone crisis topped the news...until riots

The crisis in the Eurozone led the news agenda in the UK for the week ending Sunday, August 7, according to journalisted, but the story has since been eclipsed by the riots.

The Eurozone crisis generated 504 articles; Standard & Poor's downgrade the USA's credit rating from AAA, 243 articles; more phone-hacking fallout, including the arrest of Stuart Kuttner and allegations against the Mirror Group, 219 articles; the Syrian city of Hama, with reports of continued unrest and a military assault, 136 articles; Somalia, as the famine spreads and rebels pulled out of Mogadishu, 119 articles; Mark Duggan, shot and killed by police on Thursday night leading to Tottenham riots on Saturday night, 87 articles.



Covered little, according to journalisted, was Thailand elects its first female prime minister, Thaksin’s sister Yingluck Shinawatra, 12 articles; the appointment of new Turkish military chiefs, including new chief of general staff Necdet Ozel, following a mass resignation on 29 July, 7 articles; energy consumption cap likely to be at heart of Chinese low-carbon plan, 1 article.

Breivik in court over Norway attacks leads news

The twin terror attacks in Norway continued to dominate the news in the week ending Sunday, July 31, according to journalisted.

Anders Behring Breivik, making his first court appearance after twin terror attacks in Norway, 513 articles; Olympic countdown, with one year until London 2012, 309 articles; Amy Winehouse, whose funeral took place this week, 250 articles; President Obama and House Speaker Boehner address the nation as the US debt crisis deepens, 175 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were Cyprus' credit rating is cut by Moody's rating agency, 15 articles; ITV announced a rise in pre-tax profits, 10 articles; torrential rain in South Korea causes landslides, killing at least 32 people, 8 articles.

Murdochs and phone hacking lead news coverage

Phone hacking with the appearance of Murdoch father and son before a Commons select committee continued to dominate in what journalisted describes as an exceptionally busy news week, ending 24 July.

The week encompassed the Eurozone crisis, the suspicious deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital, the famine in Somalia and ended with the terror attacks in Norway and Amy Winehouse being found dead at her London home.

Journalisted says the phone hacking scandal generated 1,258 articles, including the Murdochs undergoing a select committee grilling, 346 articles, and David Cameron setting out the terms of the Leveson Inquiry, 89 articles; the Eurozone crisis, 455 articles; terror attacks in Norway by right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, claim over seventy lives, 168 articles; famine in Somalia worsens despite increased foreign aid, with Britain giving £90m, 137 articles; the suspicious deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, with a nurse charged with causing damage with intent to endanger life, 115 articles; the Space Shuttle Atlantis returns home to the Kennedy Space Centre for the last time, 79 articles; Amy Winehouse, found dead at her Camden home on Saturday afternoon aged 27, 107 articles; artist Lucian Freud dies aged 88, 69 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were General Petraeus hands over command in Afghanistan to General John R. Allen, 3 article; four Kenyans, who claim they were tortured during Mau Mau uprisings, win the right to sue the UK government, 18 articles; the Princess Diana Memorial Fund to close after fourteen years, 3 articles.

UNICEF urges news media to 'move on' from phone hacking and focus on famine in Somalia

UNICEF UK has taken out ads in the national press today highlighting the famine in southern Somalia and urging readers to move the news agenda on from phone hacking.

The ad, in the form of a letter from UNICEF UK executive director David Bull, states: "I am writing for your support in moving the news agenda on.

"The story about phone hacking does matter, but there's another, far bigger and vital story that's going un-reported.

"This morning, the United Nations will formally declare a famine in parts of southern Somalia."

The phone hacking saga continued to dominate the UK news agenda in the week ending Sunday, July 17, according to journalisted.

The hacking scandal with new resignations, new victims, and a shift of focus onto the Metropolitan Police generated 1,310 articles; The Open, held at Royal St. George's, Sandwich, Kent, won by popular Northern Irish golfer Darren Clarke, 357 articles; new addition to the Beckham family, Harper Seven, 81 articles; Eurozone countries undergo stress tests to see if they could withstand another financial crisis, 79 articles; new bouts of violence in Northern Ireland after Orange Order parades, 41 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, Theresa May announces that UK terror threat has been reduced to 'substantial', 12 articles; more Olympics tickets controversy, as around 700 people get charged twice for their tickets, 4 articles; the Libyan rebel Transitional National Council is officially recognised by world powers as the 'legitimate governing authority', 6 articles.

Media eats itself: NoW top story of the week

The closure of the News of the World in the wake of the phone hacking scandal dominated the UK press, in the week ending Sunday, 10 July, according to journalisted.

The demise of the NoW after 168 years in print, generated 605 articles; the final Harry Potter film, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,' which premiered in London on Thursday, ten years after the first film was released, 118 articles; the Atlantis Space Shuttle landing at the International Space Station for the last time, 69 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were: South Sudan gains independence, following decades of conflict with the North in which around 1.5 million people died, 54 articles; 59 dead and more still missing, many of them children, after a cruise ship sank on Russia’s Volga river, 6 articles; Silvio Berlusconi's firm, Fininvest, to pay 560million euros for bribery, 3 articles.

Royal Ascot favourite not Giggs on UK newslist

Don't tell the Daily Star but Ryan Giggs does not feature as one of the most covered stories on the UK newslist for the week ending Sunday, June 19, according to journalisted.

Royal Ascot, the big annual race meeting, plus a drunken brawl topped the list with 303 articles; Greece's financial crisis, with anti-austerity riots in Athens and Prime Minister George Papandreou offering to step down or form a unity government, 158 articles; Andy Murray wins the AEGON tournament at Queen's tennis club, the week before Wimbledon, 141 articles; the row over public sector pensions, with Danny Alexander announcing a rise in retirement age to 66 and quarter of a million workers threatening strike action, 119 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted were North Sudan dropping bombs along its border with South Sudan, with local rights groups reporting up to 65 deaths, 9 articles; Lebanon annouces its new Hezbollah-dominated cabinet, headed by PM Mikati, after 5 months without a functioning government, 5 articles; the Centre for Social Justice reports at least 6,000 women are believed to have been trafficked into the UK last year, 3 articles; hate mail received by several UK Mosques, containing an unknown powder initially feared to be anthrax, later discovered to be harmless, 1 article.

Grand Prix races to top spot in UK newslist

Coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix and the postponement of the Bahrain Grand Prix got the most UK news coverage in the week ending Sunday, June 12, according to journalisted.

Jenson Button winning the Canadian race, and the Bahrain race postponed due to political unrest, generated 273 articles; troubled care home provider Southern Cross, denied government bailout, cutting 3,000 jobs, and planning to hive off over 130 homes, 154 articles; Syrian refugees fleeing the town of Jisr al-Shughour along Turkey's border, with 120 of the 189 dead alleged to be soldiers killed for refusing orders, 119 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were tensions escalate between China and Vietnam over disputed South China Sea territory and oil exploration, 17 articles; an Iranian anti-government protester, held in Iran's notorious Evin prison, died on Sunday after ten days of hunger strike, 5 articles; the world's largest refugee camp, on the Somalia-Kenya border, is declared full, with aid workers warning of a grave humanitarian crisis, 3 articles.

FIFA president Blatter tops UK news league

The controversial FIFA one-candidate presedential election was the most covered news event in the UK press for the week ending Sunday, June 5, according to journalisted.

Sepp Blatter re-elected president of FIFA, unopposed, after England tried to delay the election, generated 324 articles; the French Open tennis tournament, with Rafael Nadal beating Andy Murray and going on to win his 6th title after beating Roger Federer, 211 articles; a new virulent strain of E coli, initially believed to have come from cucumbers, infects at least 11 people in Britain, and leads to a score of deaths in Europe, 146 articles; former Serbian army chief Ratko Mladic, extradited to the Hague to be tried for war crimes alongside Radovan Karadzic, 127 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were the IEA reports global CO2 emission levels from 2010 were the highest in history, significantly exceeding expectations, 18 articles; journalist Saleem Shahzad found dead in Pakistan, with accusations of torture and murder made towards Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, 14 articles; the US and Britain back calls to the UN to lift sanctions on a number of ex-Taliban commanders as part of the peace effort in Afghanistan, 8 articles; 250 refugees are feared drowned, after boats carrying Libyan refugees from Tunisia to Italy ran into trouble at sea, 5 articles.

Obama visit gets more press than Ryan Giggs

President Obama's visit to the UK and Ireland pushed the furore over privacy injunctions and the outing of Ryan Giggs in Parliament into second place on the news agenda, for the week ending Sunday May 29, according to journalisted.

President Obama's UK and Ireland visits ahead of the G8, including Guinness sampling, a Buckingham Palace banquet, and historic addresses to Parliament and Westminster Hall, 340 articles; Ryan Giggs is named by MP John Hemming for having taken out an injunction, igniting further debate over privacy law and the internet, 176 articles; the G8 Summit in Paris, including talks over Middle East aid, Russia as mediator in the Libya conflict, and internet regulation, 154 articles; Iceland's most active volcano erupts, causing more than 500 flights over Scotland to be cancelled in fear of another ash cloud, 129 articles; Serbian fugitive Ratko Mladic, arrested and awaiting trial at the Hague for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, 126 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were President Sarkozy's civil service minister, Georges Tron, accused by two women of sexual harassment, 6 articles; former Egyptian president Mubarak and his sons, charged with corruption and conspiracy to murder protesters, 6 articles; infrared satellite mapping reveals 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements around the ancient Egyptian city of Tanis, 6 articles; a teenager thought to be Britain's youngest ever contract killer is jailed for life, 2 articles.

IMF boss held in NYC on sex charges tops news

The head of the International Monetry Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, bailed in New York on charges of attempted rape was the top story in the UK, for the week ending Sunday, 22 May, according to journalisted.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was the subject of 443 articles; the Queen's widely praised visit to Ireland, 356 articles; privacy, injunctions and super injunctions, including a particular case involving former Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas, 158 articles; Chris Huhne, his ex-wife Vicky Pryce, and an argument over speeding points, 145 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were Southern Cross, in a critical financial position threatening the future of their 750 UK care homes, 23 articles; Mississippi floods, the worst since 1927, leave more than 4,800 people homeless, 11 articles; 35 Afghan workers killed by Pakistan Taliban in "most deadly attack in months", 6 articles.

Twitter outing of super-injunction celebs tops news

The Twitter frenzy over naming celebrities who had allegedly taken out super-injunctions was the top news story in the week ending Sunday, May 15, according to journalisted.

Anonymous claims circulated on Twitter named celebrities who had allegedly taken out super-injunctions, prompting heated debate about UK privacy law, produced 141 articles; the NHS reforms provoke more debate ahead of Cameron's speech, with Clegg vowing to stand up to Tory plans, 127 articles; former FA chairman Lord Triesman accused FIFA executives of bribery in early stages of the 2018 world cup bid, sparking fresh outcries of a scandal, 96 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were two suicide bombs which killed 80 Pakistani paramilitary cadets, the Pakistan Taliban claimed the attack as revenge for Bin Laden's death, 14 articles; Japan's Prime Minister ordered the Hamaoka nuclear plant to be closed down, amidst fear of future earthquakes and a re-thinking of the country's energy policies, 8 articles; riots in Cairo after two Coptic churches were set on fire, leaving 12 dead and over 200 injured, 7 articles.

Killing of bin Laden dominates UK news agenda

The hunting down and killing of Osama bin Laden dominated the UK news agenda in the week ending Sunday, May 8, according to journalisted.

Bin Laden, found and shot dead in Pakistan by the Americans almost ten years after 9/11, generated 1,329 articles; the royal wedding, including comment on wedding highlights and honeymoon destinations, 590 articles; the AV referendum goes to the polls and loses the vote, while the Lib Dems suffer most in the local elections, 465 articles; the Scottish parliament election, with the SNP winning a second term on an overall majority, 258 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were: Neighbour of Joanna Yeates, Vincent Tabak, pleads guilty to her manslaughter but faces trial for murder, 21 articles; the last known WW1 veteran, Claude Stanley Choules, dies aged 110, 15 articles; Ahmadinejad's allies accused of sorcery, amid a power struggle between him and Ayatollah Khamenei, 6 articles; a mass grave is uncovered in Ivory Coast, one of several found since political unrest gripped the country after last year's disputed election, 3 articles; a study by the African Development Bank reports on-third of Africans are now middle class, 2 articles.

• Pic: Weekly Telegraph front page on royal wedding and death of Osama bin Laden.

AV debate again jilted in favour of wedding news

Coverage of the royal wedding left the AV debate in the shade for the second week running, according to journalisted.

In the week ending Sunday May 1, the royal wedding, with Will and Kate finally tying the knot on Friday and the nation getting a holiday, generated 867 articles; the AV referendum, with nationwide voting on Thursday, 144 articles; anti-government protests in Syria, with 42 alleged deaths in Dera'a on Friday, 200 ruling Ba'ath members resigning, and foreign journalists banned from the country, 91 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted were a suspected suicide bomb attack in a Marrakesh cafe, killing 15 tourists and injuring 20 more, 13 articles; Palestinian rival parties Fatah and Hamas announcing they will form a unity government and hold general elections in a year, 10 articles; student Alfie Meadows, who was hospitalised after a head blow from a police truncheon during last year's tuition fees protests, charged for violent disorder, 7 articles; St Andrews University's funding from Syria stirs controversy while Assad government cracks down on protesters, 6 articles; Belgium bans the burqa, the second European country to do so, 1 article.

Royal wedding gets news vote over AV debate

The upcoming royal wedding dominated the UK news agenda in the week ending Sunday, April 24, gaining more coverage than the debate on AV, according to journalisted.

News and comment on the royal wedding, as preparations for street parties and security continue ahead of Friday, generated 722 articles; the debate around AV referendum, with party leaders divided and 'yes'/'no' voting campaigns in full swing, 197 articles; letter bombs sent to Celtic Football Club manager Neil Lennon and and two other fans, 108 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were France and Italy pushing for EU border control reforms, as the African migrants crisis worsens, 15 articles; Ed Miliband's engagement with Blue Labour ideals, including a re-thinking of the previous government's immigration policies, 7 articles; a leaked UN report alleges both the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tigers committed war crimes during the final days of the civil war two years ago, 7 articles; a river ferry capsizes in Bangladesh after colliding into wreckage of another ferry, with 33 reported dead, 3 articles.

Royal Wedding beats Marathon in race for news

The upcoming Royal wedding beat the London Marathon and the anger of the nurses to take first place on the UK news agenda, for the week ending Sunday, April 17, according to journalisted.

Preparations for the Royal wedding generated 421 articles, of which 127 articles mentioned Kate Middleton; the London Marathon, with Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai and Mary Keitany finishing first, 186 articles; Andrew Lansley losing Royal College of Nursing confidence vote, generating more debate around NHS reforms, 135 articles; disputed Ivorian president Gbagbo, prised from a bunker by opposition forces with the help of French military and the UN, 124 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted were a study in the Lancet revealed the UK has one of the poorest records of stillbirths for a developed country, 16 articles; 26 articles on Nigeria's election, won by Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party; and 12 articles on Finland's election, with a eurosceptic anti-immigration party gaining one-fifth of the votes.

Kerr murder, Ivory Coast and Masters lead news

The murder of policeman Ronan Kerr in a car bombing in Northern Ireland, the fighting in the Ivory Coast and the dramatic last day of the golf Masters dominated the UK news agenda in the week ending April 10, according to journalisted.

The golf Masters, with South Africa's Charl Schwartzel winning after Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy held the lead for most of the tournament, was covered in 195 articles; civil unrest peaks in Ivory Coast as Ouattara's forces surround disputed president Gbagbo, with hundreds killed by forces and militia on both sides, 160 articles; a car bomb, planted by republican dissidents, kills Northern Irish Catholic policeman Ronan Kerr, 149 articles; Portugal accepts a £70bn EU bailout, after months of resisting financial aid, 129 articles.

Covered little, according to jourenalisted, was Michel Martelly, a popular musician with no reported previous political experience, set to become Haiti's new president, 14 articles; a 23-year-old gunman walked into a school in Rio and shot 12 children dead, before turning the gun on himself, 8 articles; six Kenyan politicians on trial at the Hague, accused of perpetrating the 2007-8 post-election violence that left 1,300 dead, 6 articles; tradionalists rioting in Bangladesh against legal reform that would allow women equal rights on inheritance, 3 articles.

Howzat! Cricket beats Libyan foreign minister defection and nuclear disaster for coverage

Coverage of the Cricket World Cup got more national coverage than the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan and the defection of Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa, in the week ending Sunday 3 April, according to journalisted.

Covered lots were the Cricket World Cup, with India winning the final by 6 wickets against Sri Lanka, which generated 312 articles; Fukushima nuclear plant, with Japanese officials scrapping mission to save its crippled reactors as seawater radiation levels rise, 199 articles; Gaddafi defector, Moussa Koussa, denied UK immunity amidst public scrutiny of his alleged role in the Lockerbie bombing, 141 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted were former Springbok player Joseph Ntshongwana, accused of murdering 3 people in a revenge attack for the rape of his daughter, 8 articles; Libyan law student Iman al-Obaidi, facing defamation charges after bursting into a Tripoli hotel to tell journalists she had been raped by pro-Gaddafi soldiers, 5 articles; former president Mubarak, and his family, placed under house arrest by Egypt's military council, 4 articles.

Gaddafi and Japanese earthquake dominate news

Colonel Gaddafi's bid to put down the uprising in Libya and the earthquake in Japan were the stories that dominated the UK news agenda in the week ending Sunday, March 13, according to journalisted.

Colonel Gaddafi, striking back against rebels while the world discusses a no-fly zone, generated 526 articles; the earthquake in Japan triggering a deadly tsunami and fears over destabilised nuclear reactors, 500 articles; Prince Andrew's friendship with a US convicted sex offender, sparking calls for him to resign as UK trade envoy, 168 articles; and Lord Hutton's recommendations for reform to public sector pensions, including a rise in retirement age from 60 to 65, was covered in 128 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted, were Mexico's youngest police chief, Marisol Valles Garcia, abandoning her post and allegedly seeking asylum in the US after death threats, 10 articles; US military trials to resume at Guantanamo, contrary to Obama's campaign promise, 9 articles; the three BBC journalists captured, beaten, and subjected to mock torture by security forces in Libya, 7 articles; a protest in Ivory Coast on International Women's Day, in response to shootings of female anti-Gbagbo demonstrators during an earlier protest, 4 articles