Tables

Top Ten Story Data: April 9-15, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
22%

2

Trayvon Martin Shooting
17

3

Economy
6

4

North Korean News
5

5

Middle East Unrest
4

6

Health Care Debate 4

7

Mike Wallace Dies 3

8

Apple News 3

9

Iran
2
10 China
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
12%

2

Health Care Debate
11

3

Economy
9

4

Trayvon Martin Shooting 9

5

Mike Wallace Dies
8

6

China 7

7

Titanic Centennial
4

8

Education System
4

9

2012 Non-Presidential Elections 3

10

Afghanistan 3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
18%

2

Trayvon Martin Shooting
12

3

Middle East Unrest
8

4

North Korean News
8

5

Economy
6

6

Apple News 5

7

Iran
3
8
Facebook News 
2

9

China
2

10

Indonesia Earthquake
2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Trayvon Martin Shooting
18%

2

2012 Presidential Election 
12

3

North Korean News 8

4

Mike Wallace Dies
6

5

Middle East Unrest 
5

6

2012 Non-Presidential Elections 4

7

Apple News
3

8

Economy
3

9

Titanic Centennial
2

10

Facebook News
2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
38%

2

Trayvon Martin Shooting
35

3

North Korean News 
5

4

Economy 4

5

Iran
3

6

Middle East Unrest
2

7

GSA Conference Spending Scandal
1

8

Gun Control 
1

9

Obama Administration 1

10

Jennifer Hudson Family Murder
1

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
29%

2

Trayvon Martin Shooting
10

3

Health Care Debate
8

4

Economy
6

5

Middle East Unrest
4

6

Tulsa OK Shooting
3

7

Iran
3

8

North Korean News
3

9

Afghanistan 2

10

Masters Golf Tournament
2