---
title: "Terror in Mumbai Is Biggest Story"
description: "The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available."
date: "2008-11-30"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2008/11/30/terror-mumbai-biggest-story/"
---

# Terror in Mumbai Is Biggest Story

The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week.

View our [Top Ten Story List ](/pej_news_coverage_index_top_ten_news_stories_percent_november_24_30_2008)

## November 24 - 30, 2008

### Overall (All 5 Sectors)

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | Mumbai Terror Attacks | 23% |

| 2 | New Obama Administration | 20 |

| 3 | Financial Crisis | 17 |

| 4 | Holiday Season | 3 |

| 5 | Events in Iraq | 3 |

| 6 | Thanksgiving | 2 |

| 7 | Thailand Protests/Unrest | 2 |

| 8 | Presidential Election Results | 2 |

| 9 | U.S. Auto Industry | 1 |

### Newspapers

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | Financial Crisis | 21% |

| 2 | New Obama Administration | 19 |

| 3 | Mumbai Terror Attacks | 14 |

| 4 | Events in Iraq | 4 |

| 5 | Holiday Season | 2 |

| 6 | Cyberspace Issues | 2 |

| 7 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 2 |

| 8 | Iraq Homefront | 2 |

| 9 | U.S. Auto Industry | 2 |

### Online

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | Mumbai Terror Attacks | 18% |

| 2 | New Obama Administration | 16 |

| 3 | Financial Crisis | 15 |

| 4 | Thailand Protests Unrest | 10 |

| 5 | Events in Iraq | 7 |

| 6 | Holiday Season | 5 |

| 7 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 5 |

| 8 | FDA Tainted Imported Food | 2 |

| 9 | Afghanistan | 2 |

### Network TV

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | New Obama Administration | 20% |

| 2 | Mumbai Terror Attacks | 18 |

| 3 | Financial Crisis | 18 |

| 4 | Holiday Season | 6 |

| 5 | Holiday Travel | 4 |

| 6 | Events in Iraq | 3 |

| 7 | U.S. Domestic Terrorismand Efforts to Combat | 2 |

| 8 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 2 |

| 9 | Worldwide Food Shortage | 1 |

### Cable TV

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | Mumbai Terror Attacks | 45% |

| 2 | New Obama Administration | 28 |

| 3 | Financial Crisis | 11 |

| 4 | U.S. Auto Industry | 3 |

| 5 | Holiday Season | 2 |

| 6 | Events in Iraq | 1 |

| 7 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 1 |

| 8 | Presidential Election Results | 1 |

| 9 | Natalee Holloway | 1 |

### Radio

| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
| --- | --- | --- |

| 1 | Financial Crisis | 19% |

| 2 | New Obama Administration | 13 |

| 3 | Presidential Election Results | 12 |

| 4 | Mumbai Terror Attacks | 10 |

| 5 | Presidential Election Results | 5 |

| 6 | Holiday Season | 4 |

| 7 | New 111th Congress | 3 |

| 8 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 3 |

| 9 | Immigration | 2 |