---
title: "2012 Campaign Heats Up in the Sunshine State"
description: "The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. But the data has been made available."
date: "2012-01-29"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2012/01/29/pej-news-coverage-index-january-2329-2012/"
---

# 2012 Campaign Heats Up in the Sunshine State

The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. However, the data is available [here](/tables_top_ten_story_data_january_2329_2012).

## Top Ten Story Data: January 23-29, 2012

### Overall (All 5 Sectors)

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

| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 33% |

| 2 | State of the Union | 9 |

| 3 | Economy | 6 |

| 4 | Pirates of Somalia  | 4 |

| 5 | Iran | 4 |

| 6 | Joe Paterno Dies | 3 |

| 7 | Middle East Unrest | 3 |

| 8 | Education System | 2 |

| 9 | China | 2 |

### Newspapers

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

| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 21% |

| 2 | Economy | 8 |

| 3 | Apple News | 6 |

| 4 | Education System | 6 |

| 5 | State of the Union | 5 |

| 6 | Pirates of Somalia | 5 |

| 7 | Terror Threats/ Homeland Security | 4 |

| 8 | NFL Super Bowl | 4 |

| 9 | SCOTUS Rejects GPS Tracking | 4 |

### Online

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

| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 26% |

| 2 | Iran | 11 |

| 3 | Economy | 8 |

| 4 | China | 6 |

| 5 | Pirates of Somalia  | 5 |

| 6 | State of the Union | 4 |

| 7 | Joe Paterno Dies | 3 |

| 8 | Education System | 3 |

| 9 | Middle East Unrest | 3 |

### Network TV

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

| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 27% |

| 2 | State of the Union | 11 |

| 3 | Pirates of Somalia | 7 |

| 4 | Economy | 6 |

| 5 | AZ Shootings | 3 |

| 6 | Iraq War - Events on the Ground | 3 |

| 7 | Alabama Tornadoes | 3 |

| 8 | Joe Paterno Dies | 3 |

| 9 | Middle East Unrest | 2 |

### Cable TV

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

| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 51% |

| 2 | State of the Union | 14 |

| 3 | Economy | 4 |

| 4 | Middle East Unrest | 4 |

| 5 | MS Gov Barbour Pardons Criminals | 2 |

| 6 | AZ Gov Brewer - Obama Confrontation | 2 |

| 7 | US Auto Industry | 2 |

| 8 | Obama Administration | 2 |

| 9 | AZ Shootings | 2 |

### Radio

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

| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 41% |

| 2 | State of the Union | 16 |

| 3 | Economy | 5 |

| 4 | AZ Gov Brewer - Obama Confrontation | 3 |

| 5 | Obama Military Budget | 2 |

| 6 | European Economy | 2 |

| 7 | Iran | 2 |

| 8 | Education System | 2 |

| 9 | Oscar Awards | 1 |