Tables

Top Ten Story Data: February 27 - March 4, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
26%

2

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
8

3

Middle East Unrest 6

4

OH School Shooting
6

5

Economy 6

6

Health Care Debate 6

7

Afghanistan 5

8

Iran
3

9

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security 2
10 Russia
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
22%

2

Economy
15

3

Middle East Unrest 9

4

Iraq War - Events on the Ground
5

5

2012 Non-Presidential Elections 3

6

Afghanistan 3

7

Terror Threats/Homeland Security 3

8

Education System 3

9

Engery Debate 3

10

Health Care Debate 3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
23%

2

Middle East Unrest
9

3

OH School Shooting 8

4

Afghanistan
6

5

Economy
5

6

Iran
5

7

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
4
8
Terror Threats/ Homeland Security 4

9

Disabled Italian Cruise Ship
4

10

Health Care Debate 3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
20%

2

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
14

3

OH School Shooting
11

4

Health Care Debate
7

5

Middle East Unrest
6

6

Russia
4

7

Iran
4

8

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security 
3

9

Afghanistan 3

10

Oscar Awards
3

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
38%

2

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
16

3

Health Care Debate
8

4

OH School Shooting 7

5

Afghanistan
5

6

Middle East Unrest 4

7

Iran
3

8

Economy
2

9

Abortion Controversy 2

10

Andrew Breitbart Dies
2

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
24%

2

Health Care Debate
12

3

Afghanistan
10

4

Economy
6

5

Andrew Breitbart Dies
6

6

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
4

7

European Economy 4

8

NASA/Shuttle Missions
3

9

Gas/Oil Prices
3

10

Minimum Wage Increase
2