With the announcement of Elizabeth Warren as a special advisor to Obama as well as the Republican primary victory for Christine O’Donnell (R-DE), women have been all over the political landscape this September.  We dove into our index to investigate the coverage of women in politics across online news outlets and blogs alike. We looked across article headlines for mentions of particular political names from September 1 to September 22nd to find which political woman had the most media buzz:

Polarizing figures like O’Donnell and Governor Palin snatched up the most buzz.  Lady Gaga’s stance on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy made her a somewhat political figure this month, and the announcement that Warren would advise Obama on consumer protection launched her name into the headlines. Ironically, the woman with the highest position in our federal government, Nancy Pelosi, ranked last in media attention.

Follow aggregated news feeds on the 2010 elections, all in one place on Pinyadda:

• 2010 Elections
• Official news (Senate, House, and Gubernatorial candidate websites): Democrat and Republican
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The September 14, 2010 primaries included several tight races for the republican party, seemingly pitting the RNC against the Palin-infused Tea Partiers. We took a our index of news data across politics leading up to and after the election on four key races in Delaware, New York and New Hampshire to see which candides had the most news buzz.

In each race, the winning candidate went into the polls with more news buzz than the other and makes us wonder to what degree media attention leading up to a race helps push one candidate past another, or perhaps predict the winner?

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The proposed Cordoba House project and mosque in New York City gained national press and reached the height of debate this summer. We took a look at our index on coverage of the debate across online news and blogs. We looked across article headlines for mentions of “mosque” from August to date to find the top online news outlets covering the debate and when it reached its height online:

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The summer of Yadda yielded some of the best discussions we’ve ever had on Pinyadda. Before driving ahead into the Fall, we wanted to take a moment to snapshot what all the Yadda was about this summer.

Top 25 most Yadda’ed about topics this summer (based on volume of pins):

Top 10 articles this summer (based on clicks):

1. What Is It About 20-Somethings?
2. To Kill A Mockingbird – Top 10 Books You Were Forced To Read in School
3. Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert guarantees Cleveland will win championship before ‘cowardly’ LeBron James
4. China’s Carbon Emissions May Reach Peak by 2030, State Researcher Says
5. Reports: Celtics to Host Heat on Opening Night
6. On the Prowl with the Cougar Hunters
7. Aimee L. Sword Gets up to 30 Years for Sex with Biological Son
8. 10 Great Cities For Young Adults
9. The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Barefoot Running
10. If true, this is the greatest Craigslist post ever