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Overall (All 5 Sectors)
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2008 Campaign
|
51%
|
|
2
|
Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout
|
23
|
|
3
|
Southern California Wildfires
|
3
|
|
4
|
U.S. Economy
|
2
|
|
5
|
Baseball Playoffs
|
1
|
|
6
|
U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat
|
1
|
|
7
|
Health Care Debate
|
1
|
|
8
|
Gas/Oil Prices
|
1
|
|
9
|
Tim Mahoney Scandal
|
1
|
|
10
|
Immigration
|
1
|
Newspapers
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2008 Campaign |
32%
|
|
2
|
Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout |
31
|
|
3
|
U.S. Economy
|
3
|
|
4
|
Baseball Playoffs
|
2 |
|
5
|
Health Care Debate
|
2 |
|
6
|
China
|
2 |
|
7
|
Gas/ Oil Prices
|
1
|
|
8
|
Immigration
|
1
|
|
9
|
Holiday Season
|
1 |
|
10
|
Congressional Political Corruption Scandals
|
1
|
Online
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2008 Campaign
|
35%
|
|
2
|
Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout
|
32
|
|
3
|
Southern California Wildfires
|
6
|
|
4
|
U.S. Domestic Terrorism and Efforts to Combat
|
3
|
|
5
|
Baseball Playoffs
|
2
|
|
6
|
Caylee Anthon, Missing Girl in Florida
|
2
|
|
7
|
Zimbabwe Elections
|
2
|
|
8
|
Afghanistan
|
1
|
|
9
|
Nobel Prizes
|
1
|
|
10
|
Congressional Political Corruption Scandals
|
1
|
Network TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2008 Campaign
|
55%
|
|
2
|
Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout
|
22
|
|
3
|
Southern California Wildfires
|
4 |
|
4
|
Health Care Debate
|
1
|
|
5
|
U.S. Economy
|
1
|
|
6
|
Events in Iraq
|
1
|
|
7
|
Gas/ Oil Prices
|
1
|
|
8
|
2008 Congressional Campaigns
|
1
|
|
9
|
Immigration
|
<1
|
|
10
|
Baseball Playoffs
|
<1 |
Cable TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2008 Campaign
|
80%
|
|
2
|
Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout |
12
|
|
3
|
Tim Mahoney Scandal
|
1
|
|
4
|
Missing Persons
|
1
|
|
5
|
Southern California Wildfires
|
1
|
|
6
|
Immigrations
|
1
|
|
7
|
Afghanistan
|
1
|
|
8
|
2008 Congressional Campaigns
|
1
|
|
9
|
Gas/ Oil Prices
|
1
|
|
10
|
Iraq Policy Debate
|
<1 |
Radio
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2008 Campaign
|
54%
|
|
2
|
Financial Crisis/ Fed Bailout |
12
|
|
3
|
Southern California Wildfires
|
5
|
|
4
|
U.S. Economy
|
3
|
|
5
|
Tim Mahoney Scandal
|
3
|
|
6
|
Baseball Playoffs
|
1
|
|
7
|
Immigration
|
1
|
|
8
|
Gas/ Oil Orices
|
1
|
|
9
|
Congressional Political Corruption Scandals
|
1
|
|
10
|
Holiday Season
|
1 |