The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish their regular news index report this week. Instead, PEJ published this campaign report. The NCI data is available here.
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Top Ten Story Data: March 26 – April 1, 2012
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
Rank |
Story |
Percent of Newshole |
1 |
Health Care Debate |
21% |
2 |
Trayvon Martin Shooting |
18 |
3 |
2012 Presidential Election |
10 |
4 |
Economy |
6 |
5 |
Record Mega Millions Lottery |
3 |
6 |
Middle East Unrest |
3 |
7 |
US Airline Industry |
2 |
8 |
LA Dodgers Sold |
2 |
9 |
Afghanistan |
2 |
Newspapers
Rank |
Story |
Percent of Newshole |
1 |
Health Care Debate |
20% |
2 |
2012 Presidential Election |
10 |
3 |
Economy |
8 |
4 |
Education System |
6 |
5 |
LA Dodgers Sold |
5 |
6 |
China |
4 |
7 |
Middle East Unrest |
4 |
8 |
Trayvon Martin Shooting |
3 |
9 |
NCAA Basketball Tournament |
3 |
Online
Rank |
Story |
Percent of Newshole |
1 |
Health Care Debate |
21% |
2 |
Trayvon Martin Shooting |
13 |
3 |
2012 Presidential Election |
12 |
4 |
Economy |
7 |
5 |
Middle East Unrest |
5 |
6 |
LA Dodgers Sold |
3 |
7 |
Record Mega Millions Lottery |
3 |
8 |
Cuba |
2 |
9 |
China |
2 |
Network TV
Rank |
Story |
Percent of Newshole |
1 |
Health Care Debate |
16% |
2 |
Trayvon Martin Shooting |
14 |
3 |
US Airline Industry |
8 |
4 |
Record Mega Millions Lottery |
7 |
5 |
Economy |
6 |
6 |
Pope Visits Cuba |
4 |
7 |
Myanmar Protests/ Unrest |
3 |
8 |
Iran |
3 |
9 |
Afghanistan |
3 |
Cable TV
Rank |
Story |
Percent of Newshole |
1 |
Trayvon Martin Shooting |
37% |
2 |
Health Care Debate |
18 |
3 |
2012 Presidential Election |
17 |
4 |
Afghanistan |
4 |
5 |
Obama’s Open Mic Remark on Missile Defense |
4 |
6 |
Record Mega Millions Lottery |
3 |
7 |
US Airline Industry |
2 |
8 |
Gas/Oil Prices |
2 |
9 |
CO Wildfires |
1 |
Radio
Rank |
Story |
Percent of Newshole |
1 |
Health Care Debate |
37% |
2 |
Trayvon Martin Shooting |
24 |
3 |
Economy  |
5 |
4 |
2012 Presidential Election |
3 |
5 |
CO Wildfires |
2 |
6 |
Iraq War – Events on the Ground |
2 |
7 |
Corzine/MF Global Scandal |
2 |
8 |
US Airline Industry |
1 |
9 |
Record Mega Millions Lottery |
1 |