Due to inclement weather, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism is not publishing a full Weekly News Index report for December 14 – 20. PEJ is, however, making the data available.
View our Top Ten Story List.
Top Ten Story Data by Sector: December 14 – 20, 2009
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 22% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 14 |
| 3 | Global Warming | 11 |
| 4 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |
| 5 | Holiday Season | 2 |
| 6 | Iran | 2 |
| 7 | Tiger Woods | 2 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 2 |
| 9 | Obama Administration | 2 |
Newspapers
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 19% |
| 2 | Health Care Debate | 10 |
| 3 | Global Warming | 8 |
| 4 | Holiday Season | 7 |
| 5 | Education System | 4 |
| 6 | Pollution, Emissions, Going Green | 3 |
| 7 | Immigration | 3 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 9 | Iran | 2 |
Online
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global Warming | 19% |
| 2 | Health Care Debate | 15 |
| 3 | Economic Crisis | 11 |
| 4 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 6 |
| 5 | Iran | 4 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 8 | Microsoft Fined by EU | 3 |
| 9 | Events in Iraq | 2 |
Network TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 18% |
| 2 | Global Warming | 12 |
| 3 | Economic Crisis | 10 |
| 4 | Goldman Custody Battle | 6 |
| 5 | Tiger Woods | 6 |
| 6 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |
| 7 | Missing Mt. Hood Climbers | 3 |
| 8 | East Coast Winter Storm | 2 |
| 9 | Iran | 2 |
Cable TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 35% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 13 |
| 3 | Global Warming | 8 |
| 4 | Obama Administration | 4 |
| 5 | Events in Iraq | 3 |
| 6 | Tiger Woods | 2 |
| 7 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 2 |
| 8 | Missing Persons | 2 |
| 9 | Iraq Homefront | 2 |
Radio
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 37% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 15 |
| 3 | Global Warming | 11 |
| 4 | Obama Administration | 4 |
| 5 | Pollution, Emissions, Going Green | 2 |
| 6 | Iran | 2 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 1 |
| 8 | Mexican Drug War | 1 |
| 9 | Israeli/ Palestinian Conflict | 1 |
