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