---
title: "Timeline: Top News Stories of 2012"
description: "Here’s a look at the public’s top 15 news stories of 2012, according to Pew Research Center’s News Interest Index."
date: "2012-12-20"
authors:
  - name: "Andrea Caumont"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/12/20/timeline-top-news-stories-of-2012/"
categories:
  - "News Content Analysis"
  - "News Coverage"
---

# Timeline: Top News Stories of 2012

Here's a look at the public's top 15 news stories of 2012, according to Pew Research Center's [News Interest Index](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/12/20/election-tragedies-dominate-top-stories-of-2012/).