Tables

Top Ten Story Data: May 30 - June 5, 2011
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Overall (All 5 Sectors)

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
19%

2

2012 Presidential Election
12

3

Middle East Unrest
9

4

John Edwards Affair
4

5

Congressional Scandals
4

6

Joplin & Midwest Tornadoes
3

7

Afghanistan
3

8

German E coli Outbreak
3

9

Memorial Day Events
3
10 June Tornadoes & Floods 2

 

Newspapers

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
18%

2

Middle East Unrest
9

3

Joplin & Midwest Tornadoes
7

4

Education System
5

5

2012 Presidential Election
5

6

China
4

7

Global Warming
4

8

German E coli Outbreak
4

9

Immigration 
4

10

Health Care Debate
3

 

Online

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
15%

2

Middle East Unrest
13

3

2012 Presidential Election
8

4

John Edwards Affair
5

5

Memorial Day Events
4

6

Cyberspace Issues
4

7

Afghanistan
3
8
Health Care Debate
3

9

Obama Administration
3

10

German E coli Outbreak
3

 

Network TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
18%

2

2012 Presidential Election
10

3

Middle East Unrest
6

4

June Tornadoes & Floods
5

5

Joplin & Midwest Tornadoes
5

6

WHO Cell Phone Study
4

7

German E coli Outbreak
4

8

Afghanistan
3

9

Memorial Day Events
3

10

John Edwards Affair
3

 

Cable TV

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

2012 Presidential Election
24%

2

Economy
20

3

Congressional Scandals
10

4

Middle East Unrest
8

5

John Edwards Affair
8

6

Afghanistan
3

7

Casey Anthony Trial
2

8

WHO Cell Phone Study
2

9

June Tornadoes & Floods
1

10

German E coli Outbreak
1

 

Radio

 

Rank

Story

Percent of Newshole

1

Economy
27%

2

2012 Presidential Election
12

3

Osama bin Laden Killed
8

4

Congressional Scandals
7

5

Mexican Drug War
3

6

Obama Administration
3

7

Memorial Day Events
2

8

Middle East Unrest
2

9

Japan Quake/Tsunami 2

10

Terror Threats/ Homeland Security 
2