Tables

Top Ten Story Data: April 25 - May 1, 2011
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

April '11 Tornadoes & Floods 
15%

2

Economy
12

3

Obama Administration 11

4

Prince William Wedding 11

5

Middle East Unrest 11

6

2012 Presidential Election 7

7

Afghanistan
3

8

Terror Threats/  Homeland Security  3

9

Gas/Oil Prices
2
10 Japan Quake/Tsunami
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Middle East Unrest
12%

2

Economy 11

3

April '11 Tornadoes & Floods
9

4

Terror Threats/  Homeland Security
8

5

2012 Presidential Election

6

Obama Administration 5

7

Education System
4

8

Gas/Oil Prices
4

9

Afghanistan
4

10

Prince William Wedding 4

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

April'11 Tornadoes & Floods 
15%

2

Middle East Unrest  15

3

Economy 14

4

Obama Administration 9

5

Afghanistan
7

6

Prince William Wedding 6

7

Japan Quake/Tsunami
5
8
2012 Presidential Election 4

9

Cyberspace Issues
2

10

NASA/Shuttle Missions
2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Prince William Wedding
36%

2

April '11 Tornadoes & Floods
23

3

Middle East Unrest
8

4

Obama Administration 6

5

Economy
5

6

AZ Shootings
3

7

Oil Rig Explosion
2

8

Gas/Oil Prices
2

9

Afghanistan
1

10

Iraq War - US Homefront
1

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Obama Administration
21%

2

April '11 Tornadoes & Floods
20

3

2012 Presidential Election 13

4

Economy
13

5

Middle East Unrest 8

6

Prince William Wedding
7

7

NASA/Shuttle Missions
2

8

Air Traffic Controller Mishaps
2

9

Gas/Oil Prices
2

10

AZ Shootings 1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Prince William Wedding
14%

2

Economy 14

3

Obama Administration 13

4

April '11 Tornadoes & Floods 9

5

Middle East Unrest
6

6

Energy Debate 5

7

Gas/Oil Prices
5

8

2012 Presidential Election  3

9

Cyberspace Issues
3

10

Global Warming
3