Tables

Top Ten Story Data: April 4-10, 2011

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Potential Government Shutdown	29%
2	Economy	11
3	Middle East Unrest	11
4	Japan Quake/Tsunami	7
5	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	5
6	2012 Presidential Election	3
7	Education System	2
8	US Airline Industry	2
9	WI Judge Election	2
10	Ivory Coast Conflict	2

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	21%
2	Potential Government Shutdown	16
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	8
4	Education System	7
5	Middle East Unrest	5
6	China	5
7	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	3
8	2012 Presidential Election	3
9	AZ Shootings	3
10	US Airline Industry	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Potential Government Shutdown	21%
2	Middle East Unrest	15
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	11
4	Economy	8
5	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	6
6	Ivory Coast Conflict	4
7	NCAA Basketball Tournament	3
8	US Airline Industry	2
9	Jaycee Dugard Kidnapping	2
10	2012 Presidential Election	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Potential Government Shutdown	32%
2	Middle East Unrest	9
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	8
4	US Airline Industry	7
5	Education System	4
6	Economy	4
7	2012 Presidential Election	3
8	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
9	Berlusconi Scandal	1
10	Prince William Engagement	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Potential Government Shutdown	53%
2	Middle East Unrest	13
3	Economy	8
4	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	7
5	2012 Presidential Election	4
6	WI Judge Election	2
7	MLK Jr. Holiday/ Remembrances	1
8	Japan Quake/Tsunami	1
9	Afghanistan	1
10	Koran Burning/Violence	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Potential Government Shutdown	20%
2	Economy	18
3	WI Judge Election	11
4	2012 Presidential Election	8
5	Middle East Unrest	7
6	Health Care Debate	5
7	Japan Quake/Tsunami	3
8	Ivory Coast Conflict	2
9	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
10	Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	1