This statistic presents the top news stories 2009 in the United States. The number one news story in 2009 was the economy, followed by health care and the Obama administration. Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan were also prominently featured in the news media.
Top news stories in the United States in 2009
(percent of newshole*)
* The percentages are based on "newshole," or the space devoted to each subject in print and online and time on radio and TV. PEJ’s weekly News Coverage Index examines the news agenda of 52 different outlets from five sectors of the media: print, online, network TV, cable and radio. The weekly study is designed to provide news consumers, journalists and researchers with hard data about what stories and topics the media are covering, the trajectories of that media narrative and differences among news platforms.
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Pew Research Center. (January 8, 2010). Top news stories in the United States in 2009 (percent of newshole*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214292/top-news-stories-in-the-united-states-2009/
Pew Research Center. "Top news stories in the United States in 2009 (percent of newshole*)." Chart. January 8, 2010. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214292/top-news-stories-in-the-united-states-2009/
Pew Research Center. (2010). Top news stories in the United States in 2009 (percent of newshole*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214292/top-news-stories-in-the-united-states-2009/
Pew Research Center. "Top News Stories in The United States in 2009 (Percent of Newshole*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214292/top-news-stories-in-the-united-states-2009/
Pew Research Center, Top news stories in the United States in 2009 (percent of newshole*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214292/top-news-stories-in-the-united-states-2009/ (last visited October 07, 2024)
Top news stories in the United States in 2009 (percent of newshole*) [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 8, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214292/top-news-stories-in-the-united-states-2009/
