Tables

Top Ten Story Data: April 18-24, 2011
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Middle East Unrest 
15%

2

Economy 14

3

2012 Presidential Election
8

4

Oil Rig Explosion
6

5

Gas/Oil Prices 3

6

Japan Quake/Tsunami 
3

7

MW/SE Tornadoes
3

8

Prince William Engagement
3

9

Obama Administration 3
10 Education System 3

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
17%

2

Education System
10

3

Oil Rig Explosion 10

4

Middle East Unrest 
10

5

Prince William Engagement 6

6

China
4

7

Japan Quake/Tsunami 
3

8

Gas/Oil Prices
3

9

2010 Census 2

10

Easter Celebrations
2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Middle East Unrest
23%

2

Economy
11

3

Japan Quake/Tsunami
7

4

Oil Rig Explosion
4

5

2012 Presidential Election
3

6

Texas Wildfires
2

7

John Ensign Affair 2
8
U.S. Airline Industry
2

9

Pakistan
2

10

Iran
2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Middle East Unrest 13%

2

Economy 9

3

Oil Rig Explosion
8

4

MW/SE Tornadoes 7

5

2012 Presidential Election
7

6

Gas/Oil Prices
6

7

Prince William Engagement
6

8

Air Traffic Controller Mishaps
3

9

Texas Wildfires
3

10

Global Warming
2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
19%

2

Economy
17

3

Middle East Unrest
13

4

Obama Administration
7

5

Oil Rig Explosion
5

6

Gas/Oil Prices  4

7

Air Traffic Controller Mishaps
3

8

MW/SE Tornadoes
3

9

Health Care Debate
2

10

CO Mall Bombing Attempt
2

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
19%

2

Middle East Unrest
11

3

2012 Presidential Election
9

4

Obama Administration
6

5

Oil Rig Explosion
6

6

Gas/Oil Prices
6

7

WI Judge Election
5

8

Terror Threats/   Homeland Security 4

9

Apple News
3

10

Prince William Engagement
3