The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. However, the data is available here.
Top Ten Story Data: January 16-22, 2012
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 41% |
| 2 | Italian Cruise Ship Crash | 10 |
| 3 | Economy | 5 |
| 4 | Online Piracy Legislation | 5 |
| 5 | MLK Jr Holiday/ Remembrances | 3 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 2 |
| 7 | Middle East Unrest | 2 |
| 8 | Keystone Oil Pipeline | 2 |
| 9 | Iran | 2 |
Newspapers
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 25% |
| 2 | Economy | 9 |
| 3 | Online Piracy Legislation | 6 |
| 4 | Middle East Unrest | 6 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 6 | European Economy | 3 |
| 7 | Same-Sex Marriage | 3 |
| 8 | Myanmar Protests/ Unrest | 3 |
| 9 | Italian Cruise Ship Crash | 2 |
Online
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 36% |
| 2 | Italian Crusie Ship Crash | 12 |
| 3 | Online Piracy Legislation | 7 |
| 4 | Cyberspace Issues | 3 |
| 5 | Keystone Oil Pipeline | 3 |
| 6 | Immigration Debate | 3 |
| 7 | Economy | 3 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 2 |
| 9 | MLK Jr Holiday/ Remembrances | 2 |
Network TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 30% |
| 2 | Italian Cruise Ship Crash | 19 |
| 3 | Economy | 8 |
| 4 | MLK Jr Holiday/ Remembrances | 5 |
| 5 | Middle East Unrest | 3 |
| 6 | Northwest Snowstorm | 2 |
| 7 | Haiti Earthquake | 2 |
| 8 | 2012 Non-Presidential Election | 2 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 2 |
Cable TV
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 64% |
| 2 | Italian Cruise Ship Crash | 11 |
| 3 | Iran | 4 |
| 4 | Online Piracy Legislation | 3 |
| 5 | Economy | 3 |
| 6 | Scott Walker Recall Efforts | 2 |
| 7 | Keystone Oil Pipeline | 1 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 1 |
| 9 | MLK Jr Holiday/ Remembrances | 1 |
Radio
| Rank | Story | Percent of Newshole |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Presidential Election | 50% |
| 2 | Scott Walker Recall Efforts | 5 |
| 3 | Economy | 4 |
| 4 | MLK Jr Holiday/ Remembrances | 4 |
| 5 | Health Care Debate | 3 |
| 6 | China | 3 |
| 7 | Italian Cruise Ship Crash | 2 |
| 8 | Online Piracy Legislation | 2 |
| 9 | Haiti Earthquake | 2 |
