Tables

Top Ten Story Data: January 2-8, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
52%

2

Economy
8

3

Iran
4

4

LA Car Arsonist 3

5

Obama Military Budget 3

6

Education System 2

7

Mt Rainier Ranger Killing 2

8

Obama Administration
2

9

Afghanistan 2
10 Middle East Unrest
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
41%

2

Economy
10

3

Education System
7

4

Obama Military Budget  5

5

LA Car Arsonist
4

6

Afghanistan
3

7

Iran
3

8

Middle East Unrest 2

9

European Economy 2

10

Obama Administration
2

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
42%

2

Economy
8

3

Iran 7

4

Mt Rainier Ranger Killing 5

5

LA Car Arsonist 4

6

Afghanistan
4

7

Iraq War- Events on the Ground
2
8
Casey Anthony
2

9

Education System
1

10

Obama Military Budget
1

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
49%

2

Economy
9

3

LA Car Arsonist
5

4

Obama Administration 4

5

Obama Military Budget 4

6

Middle East Unrest
3

7

Education System
3

8

Mt Rainier Ranger Killing 2

9

Iran
2

10

AZ Shootings
1

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
77%

2

Economy
3

3

Obama Military Budget
3

4

LA Car Arsonist  3

5

Obama Administration
2

6

Iran
2

7

Immigration Debate
1

8

Mt Rainier Ranger Killing 1

9

China
1

10

Natalee Holloway Disappearance
1

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
53%

2

Economy
10

3

Health Care Debate
6

4

Obama Administration 3

5

North Korean News
3

6

Middle East Unrest
3

7

Energy Debate
3

8

Education System
2

9

US Airline Industry
1

10

Obama Military Budget
1