Tables

Top Ten Story Data: August 1-7, 2011

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	45%
2	Middle East Unrest	7
3	FAA Shutdown	6
4	Osama Bin Laden Killed	3
5	Gabrielle Giffords	2
6	2012 Presidential Election	2
7	Obama Administration	2
8	Health Care Debate	2
9	East Africa Famine	2
10	August 2011 Heat	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	45%
2	Middle East Unrest	6
3	FAA Shutdown	4
4	Education System	3
5	Afghanistan	3
6	Gabrielle Giffords	3
7	Cuba	2
8	Joplin & May Midwest Tornadoes	2
9	European Economy	2
10	Immigration	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	32%
2	Middle East Unrest	14
3	Osama Bin Laden Killed	7
4	2012 Presidential Election	4
5	Cyberspace Issues	4
6	Health Care Debate	3
7	Gabrielle Giffords	3
8	FAA Shutdown	3
9	East African Famine	2
10	Education System	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	37%
2	Middle East Unrest	8
3	FAA Shutdown	6
4	August 2011 Heat	5
5	East African Famine	5
6	Gabrielle Giffords	5
7	Hurricane Katrina Aftermath	3
8	Obama Administration	3
9	Osama Bin Laden Killed	2
10	Salmonella-Tainted Turkey Recall	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	63%
2	FAA Shutdown	10
3	SC Gov Mark Sanford's Disappearance	3
4	Obama Administration	3
5	2012 Presidential Election	2
6	Middle East Unrest	2
7	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	1
8	Casey Anthony Trial	1
9	Health Care Debate	1
10	Afghanistan	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	53%
2	FAA Shutdown	6
3	Obama Administration	6
4	Tea Party Movement	4
5	Energy Debate	3
6	Pollution/Emissions	3
7	Health Care Debate	3
8	August 2011 Heat	2
9	2012 Non-Presidential Elections	2
10	2012 Presidential Election	2