D e s e r t E x p o s u r e
January 2010
The Tumbleweeds Top 10
Who and what's been making news from New Mexico this past month, as measured by mentions in Google News (news.google.com, which tracks 4,500 worldwide news sources (trends noted are vs. last month's total hits; * indicates new to the list). Number in parenthesis indicates last month's Top 10 rank. Virgin Galactic rolls out its spaceship (though the first launch, alas, will be in California) and rockets into the headlines!
- (1) Gov. Bill Richardson — 2,246 hits (up)
- (4) Virgin Galactic — 1,293 hits (up)
- (6) Sen. Jeff Bingaman — 189 hits (up)
- (-) Richard Branson + New Mexico — 166 hits (up)
- (-) New Mexico spaceport — 157 hits (up)
- (2) New Mexico wolves — 137 hits (down)
- (9) Sen. Tom Udall — 99 hits (down)
- (8) Spaceport America — 77 hits (down)
- (7) Rep. Harry Teague — 53 hits (down)
- (-) Sen. Jeff Bingaman + health care — 35 hits (down)