This statistic presents the top news topics in the United States in 2011. The general topic that was dealt with the most in the news media in 2011 was foreign affairs not including the United States. The reason that a running news story, such as the faltering economy and the debates over what to do about it, can be the No. 1 story of the year, but not the No. 1 topic is because topic is broader. For a statistic covering the top news stories of 2011 click here.
News topics in the United States in 2011
(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.
The reason that a running news story, such as the faltering economy and the debates over what to do about it, can be the No. 1 story of the year, but not the No. 1 topic is because topic is broader.
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. (December 21, 2011). News topics in the United States in 2011 (percent of newshole*) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214294/news-topics-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "News topics in the United States in 2011 (percent of newshole*)." Chart. December 21, 2011. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214294/news-topics-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2011). News topics in the United States in 2011 (percent of newshole*). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214294/news-topics-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "News Topics in The United States in 2011 (Percent of Newshole*)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214294/news-topics-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center, News topics in the United States in 2011 (percent of newshole*) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214294/news-topics-in-the-united-states/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
News topics in the United States in 2011 (percent of newshole*) [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 21, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214294/news-topics-in-the-united-states/