Tables

Top Ten Story Data: March 28 - April 3, 2011

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	38%
2	Japan Quake/Tsunami	12
3	Economy	10
4	Potential Government Shutdown	5
5	Afghanistan	3
6	Health Care Debate	2
7	Education System	2
8	Gas/Oil Prices	2
9	2012 Presidential Election	1
10	Walmart Discrimination Lawsuit	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	19%
2	Economy	18
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	10
4	Health Care Debate	7
5	Education System	6
6	Potential Government Shutdown	4
7	2012 Presidential Election	3
8	Afghanistan	3
9	Cyberspace Issues	2
10	War on Terror	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	33%
2	Japan Quake/Tsunami	21
3	Afghanistan	9
4	Economy	9
5	NCAA Basketball Tournament	3
6	Terry Jones Koran Burning/Violence	2
7	Potential Government Shutdown	2
8	American Idol TV Show	2
9	2012 Presidential Election	1
10	Gas/Oil Prices	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	39%
2	Japan Quake/Tsunami	15
3	Economy	6
4	Walmart Discrimination Lawsuit	4
5	April Fools' Snow	2
6	Afghanistan	2
7	Prince William Engagement	1
8	Potential Government Shutdown	1
9	Tea Party Movement	1
10	Energy Debate	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	57%
2	Potential Government Shutdown	9
3	Economy	7
4	Japan Quake/Tsunami	7
5	2012 Presidential Election	2
6	Oil Rig Explosion	2
7	Gas/Oil Prices	1
8	Walmart Discrimination Lawsuit	1
9	Education System	1
10	Tea Party Movement	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	43%
2	Economy	14
3	Potential Government Shutdown	7
4	Gas/Oil Prices	5
5	Japan Quake/Tsunami	3
6	Immigration Debate	2
7	Pollution/Emissions	2
8	Health Care Debate	2
9	Catholic Priest Abuse Scandal	2
10	Energy Debate	2