Tables

Top Ten Story Data: May 2-8, 2011

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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Osama bin Laden Killed	69%
2	Economy	5
3	May Flooding	3
4	2012 Presidential Election	3
5	Education System	2
6	Middle East Unrest	2
7	April Tornadoes & Floods	2
8	Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	1
9	Gas/Oil Prices	1
10	Energy Debate	1

Newspapers

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Osama bin Laden Killed	51%
2	Economy	13
3	Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	5
4	Energy Debate	4
5	Education System	4
6	April Tornadoes & Floods	3
7	2012 Presidential Election	2
8	May Flooding	2
9	China	1
10	Health Care Debate	1

Online

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Osama bin Laden Killed	64%
2	Economy	5
3	May Flooding	4
4	Education System	3
5	2012 Presidential Election	2
6	Gas/Oil Prices	2
7	Cyberspace Issues	2
8	April Tornadoes & Floods	1
9	Middle East Unrest	1
10	Pollution/Emissions	1

Network TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Osama bin Laden Killed	73%
2	May Flooding	5
3	Middle East Unrest	3
4	Gas/Oil Prices	2
5	April Tornadoes & Floods	2
6	Economy	2
7	Terror Threats/ Homeland Security	2
8	Afghanistan	2
9	Prince William Wedding	1
10	2012 Presidential Election	1

Cable TV

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Osama bin Laden Killed	90%
2	2012 Presidential Election	2
3	Economy	2
4	Gun Control	1
5	Education System	1
6	Middle East Unrest	1
7	Muslim Backlash	1
8	May Flooding	<1
9	Yemen New Battleground on Terror	<1
10	Iran	<1

Radio

Rank	Story	Percent of Newshole
1	Osama bin Laden Killed	67%
2	Middle East Unrest	7
3	2012 Presidential Election	7
4	Economy	4
5	May Flooding	3
6	April Tornadoes & Floods	2
7	Obama Administration	2
8	Mexican Drug War	1
9	Gas/Oil Prices	<1
10	Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	<1