The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week.
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January 12-18, 2009
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Obama Administration | 27% |
| 2 | Financial Crisis | 13 |
| 3 | Plane Lands in Hudson | 12 |
| 4 | President Bush’s Last Days in White House | 8 |
| 5 | Gaza Conflict | 8 |
| 6 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 3 |
| 7 | Cold, Freezing Temps | 2 |
| 8 | Blagojevich and Burris | 2 |
| 9 | Madoff banking Scam | 2 |
Newspapers
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Obama Administration | 24% |
| 2 | Financial Crisis | 19 |
| 3 | Gaza Conflict | 14 |
| 4 | President Bush’s Last Days in White House | 4 |
| 5 | Plane Lands in the Hudson | 4 |
| 6 | Cold, Freezing Temps | 3 |
| 7 | Events in Iraq | 2 |
| 8 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 2 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 2 |
Online
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Crisis | 23% |
| 2 | New Obama Administration | 18 |
| 3 | Gaza Conflict | 12 |
| 4 | Plane Lands in the Hudson | 7 |
| 5 | President Bush’s Last Days in White House | 6 |
| 6 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 4 |
| 7 | Events in Iraq | 3 |
| 8 | Madoff Banking Scam | 3 |
| 9 | Russia | 2 |
Network TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Obama Administration | 30% |
| 2 | Plane Lands in the Hudson | 20 |
| 3 | Financial Crisis | 9 |
| 4 | Cold, Freezing Temps | 7 |
| 5 | Gaza Conflict | 5 |
| 6 | President Bush’s Last Days in White House | 4 |
| 7 | Madoff Banking Scam | 2 |
| 8 | War on Terror | 2 |
| 9 | U.S. Auto Industry | 2 |
Cable TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Obama Administration | 33% |
| 2 | Plane Lands in the Hudson | 22 |
| 3 | President Bush’s Last Days in White House | 15 |
| 4 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 5 |
| 5 | Blagojevich and Burris | 5 |
| 6 | Financial Crisis | 4 |
| 7 | Gaza Conflict | 3 |
| 8 | Fugitive Pilot Missing in FL Plane Crash | 2 |
| 9 | Madoff Banking Scam | 1 |
Radio
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Obama Administration | 36% |
| 2 | President Bush’s Last Days in White House | 10 |
| 3 | Plane Lands in the Hudson | 9 |
| 4 | Madoff Banking Scam | 5 |
| 5 | Financial Crisis | 3 |
| 6 | U.S. Auto Industry | 2 |
| 7 | Presidential Election Results | 2 |
| 8 | Gaza Conflict | 2 |
| 9 | Cold, Freezing Temps | 1 |
