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.
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 |
