Tables

Top Ten Story Data: March 7-13, 2011

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	21%
2	Economy	19
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	12
4	Radical Islam Hearings	5
5	Gas/Oil Prices	3
6	Education	3
7	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
8	NPR Sting	2
9	Afghanistan	2
10	Late Snow/Flooding	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	20%
2	Middle East Unrest	18
3	Education System	13
4	Japan Quake/Tsunami	6
5	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	4
6	Health Care Debate	4
7	2010 Census	3
8	David Broder Dies	2
9	NPR Sting	2
10	Gas/Oil Prices	2

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Middle East Unrest	26%
2	Economy	16
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	13
4	Radical Islam Hearings	5
5	Afghanistan	3
6	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
7	Obama Administration	2
8	Charlie Sheen Drama	2
9	John Ensign	2
10	Sarah Palin News	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Japan Quake/Tsunami	20%
2	Middle East Unrest	14
3	Late Snow/Flooding	6
4	Economy	5
5	Gas/Oil Prices	4
6	Radical Islam Hearings	4
7	Charlie Sheen Drama	3
8	NPR Sting	3
9	2012 Presidential Elections	2
10	WikiLeaks	2

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	25%
2	Middle East Unrest	25
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	16
4	Radical Islam Hearings	8
5	Gas/Oil Prices	4
6	NPR Sting	2
7	2012 Presidential Elections	2
8	Afghanistan	2
9	Obama Administration	1
10	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Economy	32%
2	Middle East Unrest	13
3	Japan Quake/Tsunami	7
4	Gas/Oil Prices	7
5	Radical Islam Hearings	5
6	NPR Sting	5
7	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	4
8	Obama Administration	3
9	Pakistan	2
10	Anthrax Investigation	1