Tables

Top Ten Story Data: August 22-28, 2011

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	26%
2	Hurricane Irene	21
3	East Coast Quake	9
4	Economy	8
5	2012 Presidential Election	5
6	Apple News	2
7	Strauss-Kahn Sex Scandal	2
8	Obama Administration	2
9	Education System	2
10	September 11 Commemorations	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	29%
2	Hurricane Irene	13
3	Economy	8
4	Education System	6
5	East Coast Quake	5
6	Apple News	4
7	Health Care Debate	4
8	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	3
9	September 11 Commemorations	2
10	MLK Jr Remembrances	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	27%
2	Hurricane Irene	17
3	Economy	14
4	East Coast Quake	5
5	2012 Presidential Election	4
6	Strauss-Kahn Sex Scandal	4
7	Apple News	3
8	War on Terror	3
9	Mexican Drug War	2
10	Health Care Debate	2

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Hurricane Irene	33%
2	Middle East Unrest	24
3	East Coast Quake	10
4	2012 Presidential Election	5
5	Economy	4
6	Strauss-Kahn Sex Scandal	3
7	Apple News	2
8	Pakistan	2
9	Iran	1
10	September 11 Commemorations	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Hurricane Irene	30%
2	Middle East Unrest	29
3	East Coast Quake	14
4	2012 Presidential Election	8
5	Economy	7
6	Obama Administration	2
7	September 11 Commemorations	2
8	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	1
9	Tea Party Movement	1
10	Apple News	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	16%
2	Hurricane Irene	14
3	East Coast Quake	13
4	Obama Administration	8
5	Tea Party Movement	8
6	2012 Presidential Election	5
7	Education System	4
8	Economy	3
9	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
10	Fairness Doctrine	2