The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week.
View the week’s Top Ten Story List
April 20 – 26, 2009
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 21% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 18 |
| 3 | Craigslist Killer | 5 |
| 4 | Obama Administration | 5 |
| 5 | U.S. Auto Industry | 4 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 7 | Summit of the Americas | 3 |
| 8 | Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Troubles | 2 |
| 9 | Events in Iraq | 2 |
Newspapers
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 26% |
| 2 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 11 |
| 3 | Obama Administration | 5 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5 |
| 5 | Immigration | 4 |
| 6 | U.S. Auto Industry | 4 |
| 7 | Health Care Debate | 4 |
| 8 | Swine Flu Outbreak | 3 |
| 9 | Abortion | 2 |
Online
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 18% |
| 2 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 13 |
| 3 | Craigslist Killer | 9 |
| 4 | U.S. Auto Industry | 5 |
| 5 | Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Troubles | 4 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 7 | Obama Administration | 3 |
| 8 | Events in Iraq | 3 |
| 9 | Pirates of Somalia | 3 |
Network TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Crisis | 20% |
| 2 | Craigslist Killer | 13 |
| 3 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism | 9 |
| 4 | U.S. Auto Industry | 4 |
| 5 | Supreme Court Actions | 4 |
| 6 | Myrtle Beach, SC Fires | 4 |
| 7 | Summit of the Americas | 3 |
| 8 | Columbine – 10 Year Anniversary | 2 |
| 9 | Obama Administration | 2 |
Cable TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 43% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 11 |
| 3 | Obama Administration | 5 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4 |
| 5 | Energy Debate | 3 |
| 6 | Summit of the Americas | 3 |
| 7 | Craigslist Killer | 3 |
| 8 | U.S. Auto Industry | 3 |
| 9 | Global Warming | 2 |
Radio
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat | 31% |
| 2 | Economic Crisis | 11 |
| 3 | Obama Administration | 9 |
| 4 | Summit of the Americas | 5 |
| 5 | Swine Flu Outbreak | 4 |
| 6 | Cyberspace Issues | 4 |
| 7 | Supreme Court Actions | 3 |
| 8 | Same-sex Marriage Debate | 2 |
| 9 | Events in Iraq | 2 |
