PEJ News Coverage Index - Top Ten News Stories by Percent

January 11-17, 2010
Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

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

10 Leno Vs. Conan

2

 

Newspapers

 

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

10

Winter Olympics

2

 

Online

 

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

10

US Airline Industry

2

 

Network 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

10

Global Warming
1

 

Cable TV

 

 

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

10

2010 Elections 1

 

Radio

 

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

10

Obama Administration 2