Tables

Top Ten Story Data: March 5-11, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
30%

2

Health Care Debate
10

3

Economy
7

4

Iran 
7

5

Middle East Unrest
5

6

Japan Quake/Tsunami
3

7

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
3

8

Afghanistan
2

9

2012 Non-Presidential Elections
2
10 Education System
2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
20%

2

Economy
11

3

Health Care Debate
8

4

Afghanistan
5

5

Education System
5

6

Japan Quake/Tsunami
5

7

2012 Non-Presidential Elections
5

8

European Economy
3

9

China
3

10

Iran
3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
28%

2

Economy
9

3

Iran
8

4

Health Care Debate
6

5

Middle East Unrest
5

6

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
3

7

Obama Administration
2
8
Immigration Debate
2

9

Solar Storm 2012 2

10

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security 2

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
25%

2

Iran
11

3

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
7

4

Economy
5

5

Japan Quake/Tsunami
5

6

Health Care Debate
4

7

Kony 2012 Viral Video
4

8

Middle East Unrest 
3

9

NFL Bounty System 2

10

Peyton Manning News
2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
47%

2

Health Care Debate
11

3

Iran
10

4

Middle East Unrest
8

5

Economy
3

6

Abortion Controversy
2

7

Gas/Oil Prices
2

8

Japan Quake/Tsunami
2

9

Midwest Winter Tornadoes
1

10

Obama Administration
1

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Health Care Debate
30%

2

2012 Presidential Election
26

3

Economy
9

4

Middle East Unrest
5

5

European Economy
3

6

Peyton Manning News
2

7

Apple News 
2

8

WV Coal Mine Accident
1

9

Iran 1

10

9/11 Commemorations 1