Tables

Top Ten Story Data: August 15-21, 2011
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
25%

2

2012 Presidential Election
13

3

Middle East Unrest
10

4

European Economy
3

5

Immigration Debate
3

6

Google News 2

7

W Memphis 3 Released
2

8

Obama Administration  2

9

Iraq War-Events on the Ground 1
10 Joplin Tornado 1

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
19%

2

Middle East Unrest
10

3

2012 Presidential Election
8

4

Education System
5

5

European Economy
4

6

Joplin Tornado
4

7

Afghanistan
3

8

Immigration Debate
3

9

Energy Debate
3

10

Russia
3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
23%

2

Middle East Unrest
10

3

2012 Presidential Election 
8

4

Google News 7

5

European Economy
4

6

Immigration Debate
4

7

W Memphis 3 Released
3
8
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
3

9

Iraq War - Events on the Ground  3

10

China
2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
25%

2

Middle East Unrest
13

3

2012 Presidential Election
9

4

IN State Fair Stage Collapse
4

5

Missing Persons
3

6

Joplin Tornado
3

7

Obama Administration
2

8

Tampa HS Bomb Plot 2

9

China 2

10

W Memphis 3 Released
2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
28%

2

Economy
23

3

Middle East Unrest
10

4

Obama Administration
4

5

Immigration Debate
3

6

Mexican Drug War 3

7

NCAA Football Scandal
3

8

W Memphis 3 Released 2

9

Tampa HS Bomb Plot 2

10

Tea Party Movement 2

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
42%

2

Tea Party Movement
8

3

European Economy 5

4

2012 Presidential Election 5

5

Middle East Unrest
5

6

Obama Administration 
4

7

Iraq War-Events on the Ground 
3

8

Energy Debate 
3

9

East African Famine 
3

10

Afghanistan
1