The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week.
View the week’s Top Ten Story List
December 21-27, 2009
Newspapers
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 27% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 9 |
| 3 | Holiday Season | 5 |
| 4 | Goldman Custody Battle | 5 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 6 | East Coast Winter Storm | 2 |
| 7 | Iran | 2 |
| 8 | NWA Terror Plot | 2 |
| 9 | Obama Administration | 2 |
Online
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 20% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 15 |
| 3 | Holiday Season | 9 |
| 4 | NWA Terror Plot | 7 |
| 5 | Education System | 4 |
| 6 | Mexican Drug War | 3 |
| 7 | US Airline Industry | 3 |
| 8 | East Coast Winter Storm | 2 |
| 9 | War on Terror | 2 |
Network TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 22% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 9 |
| 3 | Holiday Season | 7 |
| 4 | Balloon Boy Falcon Heene | 4 |
| 5 | Midwest Winter Storms | 3 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 7 | Goldman Custody Battle | 3 |
| 8 | East Coast Winter Storm | 2 |
| 9 | Iran | 2 |
Cable TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 20% |
| 2 | Goldman Custody Battle | 11 |
| 3 | DC Plane Overshoots Jamaican Runway | 7 |
| 4 | Economic Crisis | 7 |
| 5 | Holiday Season | 6 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 5 |
| 7 | East Coast Storm | 5 |
| 8 | Midwest Winter Storms | 4 |
| 9 | Iran | 3 |
Radio
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 37% |
| 2 | Goldman Custody Battle | 9 |
| 3 | Economic Crisis | 8 |
| 4 | Obama Administration | 6 |
| 5 | Iran | 3 |
| 6 | Iraq War Homefront | 3 |
| 7 | East Coast Winter Storm | 2 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 2 |
| 9 | 2010 Elections | 2 |
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Care Debate | 42% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 7 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 5 |
| 4 | Holiday Season | 4 |
| 5 | Global Warming | 4 |
| 6 | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | 3 |
| 7 | Midwest Winter Storms | 1 |
| 8 | Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 1 |
| 9 | Iraq War Policy Debate | 1 |
