Tables

Top Ten Story Data: April 16-22, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
17%

2

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
9

3

Trayvon Martin Shooting
7

4

Afghanistan
7

5

Economy
6

6

Dick Clark Dies 6

7

GSA Conference Spending Scandal
3

8

Middle East Unrest
2

9

China 2
10 Education System
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
14%

2

Dick Clark Dies
8

3

Education System
6

4

2012 Presidential Election 
6

5

China 
4

6

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
4

7

Afghanistan
4

8

Trayvon Martin Shooting
3

9

Oil Rig Explosion 2

10

European Economy
2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal 11%

2

2012 Presidential Election
11

3

Afghanistan 
10

4

Dick Clark Dies
6

5

Norway Explosion & Shooting
5

6

Trayvon Martin Shooting
5

7

Economy
5
8
China
4

9

Middle East Unrest
4

10

GSA Head Resigns 3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal 15%

2

2012 Presidential Election 
12

3

Dick Clark Dies
6

4

Afghanistan
6

5

NASA/Shuttle Missions
4

6

Etan Patz Cold Case
4

7

Trayvon Martin Shooting 
3

8

GSA Conference Spending Scandal 3

9

Mid-April Midwest Tornadoes 3

10

US Airline Industry  3

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
32%

2

Trayvon Martin Shooting
13

3

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal 10

4

Dick Clark Dies
7

5

GSA Conference Spending Scandal 6

6

Afghanistan
5

7

Economy
3

8

Middle East Unrest
3

9

Etan Patz Cold Case 
2

10

Iran
2

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
28%

2

Trayvon Martin Shooting
13

3

Economy
7

4

Afghanistan
6

5

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal 5

6

Sept. 11 Commemorations
5

7

China
3

8

Oil Rig Explosion
3

9

GSA Conference Spending Scandal 2

10

Energy Debate 2