---
title: "Health Care Leads the Week, But Economy and Climate Stay Strong"
description: "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.  "
date: "2009-12-22"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2009/12/22/pej-news-coverage-index-december-14-20-2009/"
---

# Health Care Leads the Week, But Economy and Climate Stay Strong

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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](/tables_top_ten_story_data_sector_december_1420_2009).

## 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 |