---
title: "Tragedy in Haiti Dominates the News"
description: "The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available."
date: "2010-01-18"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2010/01/18/pej-news-coverage-index/"
---

# Tragedy in Haiti Dominates the News

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

View the week's [Top Ten Story List ](/pej_news_coverage_index_top_ten_news_stories_percent_january_1117_2010)

## January 11-17, 2010

### Newspapers

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

| 1 | Haiti Earthquake | 41% |

| 2 | Economic Crisis | 10 |

| 3 | Obama Administration | 5 |

| 4 | Health Care Debate | 4 |

| 5 | MA Senate Race | 3 |

| 6 | China | 2 |

| 7 | 2010 Elections | 2 |

| 8 | Afghanistan | 2 |

| 9 | Baseball Steroids Scandal | 2 |

### Online

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

| 1 | Haiti Earthquake | 27% |

| 2 | Economic Crisis | 13 |

| 3 | China | 6 |

| 4 | Health Care Debate | 4 |

| 5 | Leno Vs Conan | 4 |

| 6 | Education System | 3 |

| 7 | 2010 Elections | 3 |

| 8 | Same-sex Marriage Debate | 3 |

| 9 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |

### Network TV

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

| 1 | Haiti Earthquake | 37% |

| 2 | Economic Crisis | 15 |

| 3 | Health Care Debate | 5 |

| 4 | Baseball Steroids Scandal | 4 |

| 5 | China | 4 |

| 6 | 2010 Elections | 3 |

| 7 | Fort Hood Shooting | 3 |

| 8 | Sarah Palin | 2 |

| 9 | Afghanistan | 2 |

### Cable TV

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

| 1 | Haiti Earthquake | 53% |

| 2 | Economic Crisis | 10 |

| 3 | Obama Administration | 6 |

| 4 | Leno Vs. Conan | 5 |

| 5 | Afghanistan | 4 |

| 6 | Baseball Steroids Scandal | 3 |

| 7 | Presidential Election Results | 1 |

| 8 | Texting and Driving | 1 |

| 9 | US Auto Industry | 1 |

### Radio

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

| 1 | Haiti Earthquake | 56% |

| 2 | Obama Administration | 14 |

| 3 | Health Care Debate | 4 |

| 4 | Economic Crisis | 4 |

| 5 | Sarah Palin | 3 |

| 6 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 2 |

| 7 | MA Senate Race | 2 |

| 8 | Yemen | 1 |

| 9 | Missing Persons | 1 |

###

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

| 1 | Haiti Earthquake | 28% |

| 2 | MA Senate Race | 13 |

| 3 | Economic Crisis | 10 |

| 4 | Health Care Debate | 5 |

| 5 | 2010 Elections | 4 |

| 6 | Mexican Drug War | 3 |

| 7 | US Auto Industry | 2 |

| 8 | Afghanistan | 2 |

| 9 | Sarah Palin | 2 |