Tables

Top Ten Story Data: May 14-20, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
17%

2

Economy
14

3

European Economy
5

4

Trayvon Martin Shooting
5

5

Facebook News
5

6

John Edwards Scandal
4

7

Afghanistan
3

8

Middle East Unrest
3

9

China
2
10 Same-Sex Marriage Debate
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
20%

2

Energy Debate
6

3

2012 Presidential Election
5

4

Education System
5

5

European Economy
4

6

US Minority Births Report
4

7

Middle East Unrest
4

8

Facebook News
4

9

Trayvon Martin Shooting
3

10

Afghanistan
3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
11%

2

European Economy
11

3

2012 Presidential Election
9

4

Facebook News
7

5

Afghanistan
6

6

China
6

7

John Edwards Scandal
5
8
Trayvon Martin Shooting
3

9

Same-Sex Marriage Debate
3

10

Education System
2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
17%

2

John Edwards Scandal
10

3

Trayvon Martin Shooting
9

4

Facebook News
6

5

2012 Presidential Election
4

6

Donna Summer Dies
4

7

US Minority Births Report
3

8

Mexican Drug War
3

9

Mary Kennedy Suicide
3

10

European Economy
2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
37%

2

Economy
12

3

Trayvon Martin Shooting
6

4

Middle East Unrest
5

5

John Edwards Scandal
4

6

Facebook News
3

7

European Economy
2

8

Afghanistan
2

9

Iran
2

10

Scott Walker Recall Efforts
2

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
31%

2

Economy
9

3

Scott Walker Recall Efforts
9

4

Trayvon Martin Shooting
6

5

Same-Sex Marriage Debate
4

6

Middle East Unrest
3

7

Afghanistan
3

8

European Economy
3

9

Baseball Steroids Scandal
2

10

Facebook News
2