Tables
Top Ten Story Data: April 23-29, 2012
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
20%
|
|
2
|
Economy
|
8
|
|
3
|
Immigration Debate
|
6
|
|
4
|
Education System
|
4
|
|
5
|
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
|
4
|
|
6
|
John Edwards Scandal
|
4
|
|
7
|
NOTW Hacking
|
3
|
|
8
|
China
|
3
|
|
9
|
Trayvon Martin Shooting
|
3
|
| 10 |
Middle East Unrest
|
3
|
Newspapers
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
Economy
|
12%
|
|
2
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
8
|
|
3
|
Middle East Unrest
|
8
|
|
4
|
Immigration Debate
|
7
|
|
5
|
Education System
|
7
|
|
6
|
China
|
7
|
|
7
|
Afghanistan
|
6
|
|
8
|
2012 Non-Presidential Elections
|
5
|
|
9
|
European Economy
|
3
|
|
10
|
Charles Taylor War Crimes Trial
|
2
|
Online
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election |
15%
|
|
2
|
Economy
|
10
|
|
3
|
Immigration Debate
|
8
|
|
4
|
NOTW Hacking
|
7
|
|
5
|
John Edwards Scandal
|
4
|
|
6
|
Education System
|
4
|
|
7
|
Charles Taylor War Crimes Trial
|
3
|
8
|
Trayvon Martin Shooting
|
3
|
|
9
|
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
|
3
|
|
10
|
Terror Threats/ Homeland Security
|
3
|
Network TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
11%
|
|
2
|
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
|
10
|
|
3
|
John Edwards Scandal
|
9
|
|
4
|
Economy
|
7
|
|
5
|
NOTW Hacking
|
4
|
|
6
|
Trayvon Martin Shooting
|
4
|
|
7
|
Immigration Debate
|
3
|
|
8
|
China
|
3
|
|
9
|
Osama Bin Laden Killed
|
3
|
|
10
|
US Airline Industry |
2
|
Cable TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
42%
|
|
2
|
Economy
|
7
|
|
3
|
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
|
6
|
|
4
|
Immigration Debate
|
4
|
|
5
|
John Edwards Scandal
|
4
|
|
6
|
Trayvon Martin Shooting
|
4
|
|
7
|
Abortion Controversy
|
3
|
|
8
|
Middle East Unrest
|
2
|
|
9
|
Iran
|
2
|
|
10
|
Education System
|
2
|
Radio
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
25%
|
|
2
|
Education System
|
8
|
|
3
|
Immigration Debate
|
8
|
|
4
|
Energy Debate
|
6
|
|
5
|
Economy
|
5
|
|
6
|
USPS Troubles
|
3
|
|
7
|
China
|
3
|
|
8
|
European Economy
|
2
|
|
9
|
Charles Taylor War Crimes Trial
|
2
|
|
10
|
Mad Cow Disease
|
2
|