Sheehan Media Update: She's Falling

Is it media fatigue or just thin Saturday newspapers with small news holes? More likely the latter, but Saturday's 96 Sheehan hits on Nexis is the lowest count since August 14, a Sunday.

In either case, there's an indication here that Sheehan has become a secondary story in the eyes of the media. The number of hits have fallen by well over 50 percent in just two days because Sheehan has nothing new to say, no news to generate. She can create new events, but she can't create new news as long as her raison d'etre is to have a second session with the President and parrot hard-left commentary.

Aug. 27: 96 hits
Aug. 26: 183 hits
Aug. 25: 220 hits
Aug. 24: 208 hits (She's back)
Aug. 23: 249 hits
Aug. 22: 202 hits
Aug. 21: 120 hits
Aug. 20: 103 hits
Aug. 19: 232 hits
Aug. 18: 306 hits
Aug. 17: 295 hits (Off to California)
Aug. 16: 215 hits
Aug. 15: 136 hits
Aug. 14: 93 hits
Aug. 13: 107 hits
Aug. 12: 167 hits
Aug. 11: 113 hits
Aug. 10: 46 hits
Aug. 09: 32 hits
Aug. 08: 36 hits
Aug. 07: 39 hits
Aug. 06: 7 hits (6 AP, 1 CBS, natch)
Aug. 05: 3 hits (all Dallas Morning News, pre-arrival)
Aug. 04: 0 hits

And here's an update in the Sheehan/Roberts comparo:

Aug. 26 -- Sheehan: 183 ...... Roberts: 74
Aug. 27 -- Sheehan: 96 ...... Roberts: 42

Note: Nexis does not provide a complete count. Video Monitoring Service had tracked over 20,000 Sheehan mentionsby Aug. 17. Nexis is, however, a good indicator of how heaviliy the media is covering a story, and it focuses more on larger papers and network shows that more people read and view. CBS News hits deleted from Sheehan/Roberts count because they mention correspondent John Roberts, not the Supreme Court nominee.