The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week.
View the week’s Top Ten Story List
November 23-29, 2009
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 17% |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 10 |
| 3 | Health Care Debate | 9 |
| 4 | White House Party Crashers | 5 |
| 5 | Global Warming | 3 |
| 6 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 3 |
| 7 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |
| 8 | Iran | 2 |
| 9 | Holiday Travel | 2 |
Newspapers
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 19% |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 11 |
| 3 | Global Warming | 6 |
| 4 | Health Care Debate | 5 |
| 5 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 4 |
| 6 | Pollution, Emissions, Going Green | 3 |
| 7 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |
| 8 | US Auto Industry | 3 |
| 9 | Holiday Season | 3 |
Online
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 16% |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 10 |
| 3 | Health Care Debate | 7 |
| 4 | White House Party Crashers | 6 |
| 5 | Iran | 6 |
| 6 | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | 5 |
| 7 | Global Warming | 4 |
| 8 | Holiday Season | 3 |
| 9 | Holiday Travel | 3 |
Network TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 16% |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 12 |
| 3 | White House Party Crashers | 8 |
| 4 | Health Care Debate | 8 |
| 5 | Crib Recall | 7 |
| 6 | Global Warming | 3 |
| 7 | Holiday Travel | 2 |
| 8 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 2 |
| 9 | Obama Administration | 2 |
Cable TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 14% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 13 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 13 |
| 4 | Sarah Palin | 6 |
| 5 | White House Party Crashers | 5 |
| 6 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 4 |
| 7 | Holiday Travel | 2 |
| 8 | Tiger Woods | 2 |
| 9 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 2 |
Radio
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 21% |
| 2 | Health Care Debate | 13 |
| 3 | US Auto Industry | 6 |
| 4 | Swine Flu | 5 |
| 5 | Thanksgiving Holiday | 5 |
| 6 | Obama Administration | 4 |
| 7 | Global Warming | 3 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 9 | Fort Hood Shootings | 2 |
