Tables
Top Ten Story Data: January 23-29, 2012
Overall (All 5 Sectors)
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
33%
|
|
2
|
State of the Union
|
9
|
|
3
|
Economy
|
6
|
|
4
|
Pirates of Somalia
|
4
|
|
5
|
Iran
|
4
|
|
6
|
Joe Paterno Dies
|
3
|
|
7
|
Middle East Unrest
|
3
|
|
8
|
Education System
|
2
|
|
9
|
China |
2
|
| 10 |
AZ Shootings
|
2
|
Newspapers
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
21%
|
|
2
|
Economy
|
8
|
|
3
|
Apple News |
6
|
|
4
|
Education System |
6
|
|
5
|
State of the Union
|
5
|
|
6
|
Pirates of Somalia
|
5
|
|
7
|
Terror Threats/ Homeland Security
|
4
|
|
8
|
NFL Super Bowl
|
4
|
|
9
|
SCOTUS Rejects GPS Tracking
|
4
|
|
10
|
Joe Paterno Dies |
4
|
Online
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
26%
|
|
2
|
Iran
|
11
|
|
3
|
Economy
|
8
|
|
4
|
China
|
6
|
|
5
|
Pirates of Somalia
|
5
|
|
6
|
State of the Union |
4
|
|
7
|
Joe Paterno Dies
|
3
|
8
|
Education System
|
3
|
|
9
|
Middle East Unrest |
3
|
|
10
|
Oscar Awards
|
3
|
Network TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
27%
|
|
2
|
State of the Union
|
11
|
|
3
|
Pirates of Somalia
|
7
|
|
4
|
Economy
|
6
|
|
5
|
AZ Shootings
|
3
|
|
6
|
Iraq War - Events on the Ground |
3
|
|
7
|
Alabama Tornadoes |
3
|
|
8
|
Joe Paterno Dies |
3
|
|
9
|
Middle East Unrest |
2
|
|
10
|
Italian Cruise Ship Crash |
2
|
Cable TV
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
51%
|
|
2
|
State of the Union
|
14
|
|
3
|
Economy
|
4
|
|
4
|
Middle East Unrest
|
4
|
|
5
|
MS Gov Barbour Pardons Criminals |
2
|
|
6
|
AZ Gov Brewer - Obama Confrontation
|
2
|
|
7
|
US Auto Industry
|
2
|
|
8
|
Obama Administration
|
2
|
|
9
|
AZ Shootings
|
2
|
|
10
|
Pirates of Somalia
|
1
|
Radio
|
Rank
|
Story
|
Percent of Newshole
|
|
1
|
2012 Presidential Election
|
41%
|
|
2
|
State of the Union
|
16
|
|
3
|
Economy
|
5
|
|
4
|
AZ Gov Brewer - Obama Confrontation
|
3
|
|
5
|
Obama Military Budget
|
2
|
|
6
|
European Economy
|
2
|
|
7
|
Iran
|
2
|
|
8
|
Education System
|
2
|
|
9
|
Oscar Awards |
1
|
|
10
|
2012 Non-Presidential Elections
|
1
|