Tables

Top Ten Story Data, May 28 - June 3, 2012

Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
20%

2

Middle East Unrest
9

3

Economy 
6

4

John Edwards Scandal
5

5

Memorial Day Events/ Remembrances
4

6

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security
3

7

Baseball Steroids Scandal
3

8

Cyberspace Issues
2

9

Trayvon Martin Shooting 2
10 Obama Administration 2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
11%

2

2012 Presidential Election
9

3

Memorial Day Events/ Remembrances 8

4

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security 7

5

Middle East Unrest
7

6

Education System
6

7

9/11 Commemorations
4

8

European Economy 3

9

Facebook News 3

10

Health Care Debate 3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
15%

2

Baseball Steroids Scandal
10

3

Middle East Unrest
9

4

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security
6

5

Economy
5

6

John Edwards Scandal
4

7

Cyberspace Issues
4
8
Same-Sex Marriage Debate
4

9

Charles Taylor War Crimes Trial
3

10

Trayvon Martin Shooting
3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
13%

2

Middle East Unrest 12

3

John Edwards Scandal 12

4

Tropical Storm/ Depression Beryl
4

5

Bloomberg Big Soda Ban
4

6

Memorial Day Events/ Remembrances 3

7

Obama Administration 
3

8

Global Warming
3

9

Cyberspace Issues 3

10

Catholic Priest Abuse Scandal
2

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
34%

2

Memorial Day Events/ Remembrances
9

3

Middle East Unrest
9

4

John Edwards Scandal
7

5

Abortion Controversy
5

6

Economy
5

7

Scott Walker Recall Efforts
3

8

Trayvon Martin Shooting
3

9

Obama Administration
2

10

Same-Sex Marriage Debate
2

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
30%

2

Economy
11

3

Middle East Unrest
6

4

Scott Walker Recall Efforts 
6

5

Obama Administration 5

6

Health Care Debate
4

7

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee
3

8

Memorial Day Events/ Remembrances
2

9

War on Terror 
2

10

2012 Non-Presidential Elections
2