Tropical storm Isaac beats Essex lion to top story

Tropical storm Isaac hitting the US Gulf Coast, seven years after the devastating Hurricane Katrina, was the top story for the UK press in the week ending Sunday, September 2, according to journalisted.

Top stories were:

• Tropical storm Isaac hits New Orleans, 106 articles.

• A police search is launched after a false sighting of a lion in Essex, 69 articles.

• The 2012 Paralympic Games open in London, 63 articles.

Covered little, according to journalisted were:

• Clint Eastwood speaks at the Republican National Convention, 39 articles.

• London Metropolitan University has its status as a Highly Trusted Sponsor revoked by the UK Border Agency, 27 articles.

• Israeli army cleared of killing Rachel Corrie, 24 articles.