Tables

Top Ten Story Data: April 11-17, 2011
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
39%

2

Middle East Unrest
10

3

Japan Quake/Tsunami 8

4

Obama Administration
4

5

Midwest/Southern Tornadoes
3

6

Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers 2

7

2012 Presidential Election
2

8

Education System 2

9

Long Island Serial Killer 2
10 Energy Debate
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
34%

2

Middle East Unrest
11

3

Japan Quake/Tsunami
7

4

Education System
5

5

Energy Debate 5

6

Health Care Debate 4

7

European Economy
3

8

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security 3

9

Immigration 
2

10

Afghanistan
2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
33%

2

Japan Quake/Tsunami
15

3

Middle East Unrest
12

4

Midwest/Southern Tornadoes
3

5

Obama Administration 
3

6

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security
3

7

Van in Hudson Tragedy 3
8
Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers
2

9

Long Island Serial Killer 2

10

Pakistan 2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
22%

2

Middle East Unrest
10

3

Japan Quake/Tsunami
9

4

Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers
7

5

Midwest/Southern Tornadoes 5

6

US Airline Industry
4

7

Long Island Serial Killer
4

8

Van in Hudson Tragedy 3

9

Gas/Oil Prices 3

10

China
2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
53%

2

Middle East Unrest 7

3

Obama Administration 7

4

2012 Presidential Election
5

5

Midwest/Southern Tornadoes 3

6

Japan Quake/Tsunami
3

7

Long Island Serial Killer 3

8

Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers 2

9

Taxes/Tax Day

10

Gas/Oil Prices
1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
52%

2

Middle East Unrest 6

3

2012 Presidential Election 5

4

Obama Administration 
5

5

Health Care Debate 5

6

Ivory Coast Conflict
2

7

Education System
2

8

Sleeping Air Traffic Controllers  1

9

Taxes/Tax Day
1

10

Energy Debate
1