Tables

Top Ten Story Data: March 14-20, 2011

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Japan Quake/Tsunami	57%
2	Middle East Unrest	17
3	Economy	5
4	2012 Presidential Elections	2
5	Education System	2
6	Obama Administration	1
7	Afghanistan	1
8	Potential Government Shutdown	1
9	AZ Shootings	1
10	NYC Bus Crash	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Japan Quake/Tsunami	43%
2	Middle East Unrest	20
3	Economy	10
4	Education System	5
5	2012 Presidential Election	2
6	Immigration	2
7	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
8	Newspaper Industry Troubles	1
9	Mexican Drug War	1
10	China	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Japan Quake/Tsunami	48%
2	Middle East Unrest	17
3	Economy	3
4	Afghanistan	3
5	AZ Shootings	3
6	2012 Presidential Election	2
7	Education System	2
8	NYC Bus Crash	2
9	Potential Government Shooting	2
10	NCAA Basketball Tournament	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Japan Quake/Tsunami	82%
2	Middle East Unrest	10
3	Economy	2
4	Education System	1
5	Afghanistan	<1
6	NYC Bus Crash	<1
7	Potential Government Shutdown	<1
8	Pakistan	<1
9	NASA/Shuttle Missions	<1
10	NCAA Basketball Tournament	<1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Japan Quake/Tsunami	73%
2	Middle East Unrest	20
3	Economy	2
4	Potential Government Shutdown	1
5	Obama Administration	1
6	CT Home Invasion Crime/Murder	<1
7	Same-Sex Marriage	<1
8	Iran	<1
9	Pakistan	<1
10	War on Terror General	<1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Japan Quake/Tsunami	43%
2	Middle East Unrest	12
3	Obama Administration	9
4	Economy	8
5	2012 Presidential Elections	6
6	Afghanistan	3
7	Health Care Debate	2
8	Education System	2
9	O'Keefe NPR Sting	2
10	Cyberspace Issues	2