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